Effects of the Recoil and Downpumping on the Excitation and Radiation of Sodium Atoms in the Mesosphere

Liu Xiangyuan; Qian Xianmei; Huang Honghua; Li Yujie; Rao Ruizhong

doi:10.3788/aos201434.0301005

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