Bright matter wave solitons in Bose-Einstein condensates

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Strecker, K E ^a   Partridge, G B ^a   Truscott, A G ^b   Hulet, R G ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 3042555514     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/5/1/373     Document Type: Review

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