Suppression of nuclear polarization near the surface of optically pumped GaAs

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Fitzsimmons, M R ^a   Kirby, B J ^a,c   Hengartner, N W ^a   Trouw, F ^a   Erickson, M J ^b   Flexner, S D ^b   Kondo, T ^b,e   Adelmann, C ^b   Palmstrom C J ^b   Crowell, P A ^b   Chen, W C ^c   Gentile, T R ^c   Borchers, J A ^c   Majkrzak, C F ^c   Pynn, R ^d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 36849023034     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.245301     Document Type: Article

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