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Atoms in a spin

Nature Photonics volume 1, page 670 (2007)Cite this article

The miniaturization of laser-based atomic magnetometers could be used in neuroscience to investigate the inner workings of the brain. Nature Photonics spoke to John Kitching at the National Institute of Standards and Technology about the latest developments.

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Gevaux, D. Atoms in a spin. Nature Photon 1, 670 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.225

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