High-Resolution Optical Spectroscopy of Single Molecules in Solids

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 563-571

  Moerner, W E ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences

^d IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0000650835     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar950245u     Document Type: Article

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