Progress in Biomagnetic Signal Measurements with Ultra-Sensitive Atomic Magnetometers

Wang Xiaofei; Sun Xianping; Zhao Xiuchao; Zhu Maohua; Ye Chaohui; Zhou Xin

doi:10.3788/CJL201845.0207012

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