Coherent quantum control of two-photo transitions by a femtosecond laser pulse

Nature

Volumn 396, Issue 6708, 1998, Pages 239-242

  Meshulach, Doron ^a   Silberberg, Yaron ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPECTRUM;

EID: 0032548009     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/24329     Document Type: Article

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