Doughnut mode magneto-optical trap

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 544-552

  Snadden, M J ^a   Bell, A S ^a   Clarke, R B M ^a   Riis, E ^a   McIntyre, D H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031486544     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.000544     Document Type: Article

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