Spin-nematic squeezed vacuum in a quantum gas

Nature Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 305-308

  Hamley, C D ^a   Gerving, C S ^a   Hoang, T M ^a   Bookjans, E M ^a   Chapman, M S ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84859423982     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2245     Document Type: Article

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