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Ultra-sensitive probe of spectral line structure and detection of isotopic oxygen

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Year: 2017

Type: article

Source: Applied Physics B

DOI: 10.1007/s00340-017-6882-9

Authors: Richard M. Garner, A. N. Dharamsi, M. Amir Khan

Institutions: Delaware State University, Old Dominion University

Language: English

Topic: Spectroscopy and Laser Applications

Subfield: Spectroscopy

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: closed

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institutes of Health, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology

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OpenAlex ID: W2776796973

FWCI: 0.475

Cites: 29

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