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Atomic coherent-state representation of superradiance

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  1. C. M. Bowden

    Present address: Quantum Physics, Physical Sciences Directorate, Redstone Arsenal, Al.

  2. C. Alton Coulter

    Present address: Department of Physics, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Al.

  3. L. M. Narducci

    Present address: Physics Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 01609, Worcester, Mass.

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Narducci, L.M., Bowden, C.M. & Coulter, C.A. Atomic coherent-state representation of superradiance. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 8, 57–62 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02727630

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