Physics with coherent matter waves

Reports on Progress in Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 907-963

  Bongs, Kai ^a   Sengstock, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 8444240422     PISSN: 00344885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/67/6/R03     Document Type: Review

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