Optical control of vibrational coherence triggered by an ultrafast phase transition
Martin J. NeugebauerTim HuberMatteo SavoiniElsa AbreuVincent EspositoM. KubliLaurenz RettigE. M. BothschafterS. GrübelT. KubackaJ. RittmannG. IngoldP. BeaudDamir DominkoJ. DemšarSteven L. Johnson
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