Is bose-einstein condensation of atomic cesium possible?

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-30

  Guery Odelin D ^a   Soding J ^a   Desbiolles, P ^a   Dalibard, J ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE KASTLER BROSSEL   (France)

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EID: 0038563891     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i1998-00425-9     Document Type: Article

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