Fundamental physics with trapped ions

Contemporary Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-48

  Horvath, G Zs K ^a,b   Thompson, R C ^a   Knight, P L ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT D'OPTIQUE GRADUATE SCHOOL   (France)

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EID: 0031538818     PISSN: 00107514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001075197182540     Document Type: Article

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