Femtosecond quantum control

Advances in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 46, Issue C, 2001, Pages 1-54

  Brixner, Tobias ^a   Damrauer, Niels H ^a   Gerber, Gustav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 0002086460     PISSN: 1049250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-250X(01)80062-8     Document Type: Chapter

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