Singular atom optics with spinor Bose–Einstein condensates
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Atomic optics, Bose-Einstein condensates and atom lasers
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Optica
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2334-2536
DOI: 10.1364/optica.3.000355