Direct observation of atomic localization in optical superlattices

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1998, Pages R1501-R1504

  Guidoni, L ^a   Verkerk, P ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

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EID: 0001426386     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.57.R1501     Document Type: Article

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