Near-deterministic preparation of a single atom in an optical microtrap
10.1038/nphys1778
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Authors 4
  1. T. Grünzweig (first)
  2. A. Hilliard (additional)
  3. M. McGovern (additional)
  4. M. F. Andersen (additional)
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