Influence of light on spin diffusion in weak magnetic fields

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 24, 2009, Pages

  Quast, J H ^a   Astakhov, G V ^a   Ossau, W ^a   Molenkamp, L W ^a   Heinrich, J ^a   Hofling S ^a   Forchel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 68949106173     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.245207     Document Type: Article

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