Scanning confocal optical microscopy and magnetic resonance on single defect centers

Science

Volumn 276, Issue 5321, 1997, Pages 2012-2014

  Gruber, A ^a   Drabenstedt A ^a   Tietz, C ^a   Fleury, L ^a   Wrachtrup, J ^a   Von Borczyskowski, C ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMONDS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NITROGEN; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

NITROGEN VACANCY; SCANNING OPTICAL; SINGLE DEFECT CENTERS;

COLOR CENTERS;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 1842327409     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.276.5321.2012     Document Type: Article

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