Spontaneous coherence in a cold exciton gas

Nature

Volumn 483, Issue 7391, 2012, Pages 584-588

  High, A A ^a   Leonard, J R ^a   Hammack, A T ^a   Fogler, M M ^a   Butov, L V ^a   Kavokin, A V ^b,c   Campman, K L ^d   Gossard, A C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; COOLING; FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLE; GAS CONDENSATE; LOW TEMPERATURE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

ARTICLE; COUPLED QUANTUM WELL; ELECTRON; EXCITON; MEASUREMENT; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84859216719     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature10903     Document Type: Article

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