Observational line broadening and the duration of a quantum jump

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1997, Pages

  Schulman, L S ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040685848     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/30/9/006     Document Type: Article

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