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VOLUME 26 (1977) | ISSUE 6 | PAGE 492
Laser detection of single atom fluorescence
The intensity of a beam of sodium atoms was measured by a procedure in which the fluorescence signal of a single atom was detected and resolved. The minimum observable flux is 10 atoms/sec, corresponding to 10-4 atoms in the recording region.