Spin quantum beats in semiconductors

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 747-755

  Oestreich, Michael ^a,b,c,d,e   Hallstein, Sascha ^b,f   Rühle, Wolfgang W ^{a,b,d,g,h,i,j,k}  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^h High Magnetic Field Laboratory   (France)

ⁱ IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^k SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

SPIN QUANTUM BEAT SPECTROSCOPY;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 0030230845     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.571776     Document Type: Article

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