Resonant Faraday rotation as a probe of atomic dispersion

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 724-735

  Van Baak, D A ^a  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0030553404     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18356     Document Type: Article

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