Atom optical elements based on near-field grating sequences

Fortschritte der Physik

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 883-911

  Rohwedder, Bernd ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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EID: 0033475188     PISSN: 00158208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-3978(199912)47:9/10<883::aid-prop883>3.0.co;2-1     Document Type: Article

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