Doppler-free spectroscopy and collisional studies with tunable diode lasers of lithium isotopes in a heat-pipe oven

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1932-1939

  Olivares, I E ^a   Duarte, A E ^a   Lokajczyk, T ^b   Dinklage, A ^c   Duarte, F J ^d  

^a Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission   (Chile)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 0032370541     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.001932     Document Type: Article

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