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Neutral particle beams have featured prominently in physics research since the work of Stern and colleagues in the 1920s and of Rabi in the 1930s [1, 2]. Nearly a century later, they are still the basis for studies of quantum chemistry, Bose-Einstein condensation, and even particle physics [3–5]. Particle beams—including metastable atoms—are also useful in microscopy, where their short wavelength can confer an advantage over photon-based methods [6–8]. Finally, atomic and molecular sources are the starting point for many more applied processes, including atom lithography and direct deposition assembly [8–14].
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Gardner, J.R. (2018). Introduction. In: Neutral Atom Imaging Using a Pulsed Electromagnetic Lens. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68430-7_1
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