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Dr. Patnaik specializes in the theory and experimentation of fundamental laser-matter interactions, both in the realm of classical and quantum regime, and their applications. He has worked on a wide range of topics in quantum optics, non-linear optics, laser-based diagnostics and state-of-art AF applications, leading to about 210 publications and presentations, including highly-cited peer-reviewed journal publications, book chapters, plenary and invited talks, seminars and conference presentations. He has authored two authoritative review articles on the optical diagnostics techniques for reacting flows and plasmas, with one of them been the top 1% cited engineering journal paper status in web of science for last few years. His theoretical work on fiber-based slow light has been in international news. Dr. Patnaik received Dean's Distinguished Teaching Professor Award in 2021 at AFIT. He has successfully led many AFRL, AFOSR and DOE funded projects as PI or co-PI. He has held several academic and visiting positions at prestigious institutions such as Princeton University, Texas A&M, Purdue and Max-Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching (Germany). He worked with Prof. Glauber (Nobel Laurate in Quantum Optics) on fundamental laser-matter interactions. He has been actively involved with professional societies such as APS, Optica, SPIE and AIAA.

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Employment (3)

Air Force Institute of Technology: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, US

2019-06 to present | Associate Professor (Applied Physics)
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Air Force Research Laboratory: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, US

2007-05 to 2019-06 | Senior Research Scientist (Contractor) (RQTC)
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Texas A&M University: College Station, TX, US

2003-09 to 2007-04 | Visiting Assistant Professor/Post Doctoral Researcher (Physics)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Electro-Communications: Tokyo, Tokyo, JP

2001-04 to 2003-08 | JSPS Post Doctoral Researcher (Physics)
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Physical Research Laboratory: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN

1995-08-01 to 2001-03-10 | Ph. D. (Laser Physics and Quantum Optics)
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Professional activities (5)

Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN, US

2018-11 to 2018-11
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Princeton University: Princeton, New Jersey, US

2007-02 to 2007-02
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Louisiana State University: Baton Rouge, LA, US

2005-03 to 2005-03
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Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics: Garching bei München, DE

2004-07 to 2004-08
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Princeton University: Princeton, NJ, US

2003-10 to 2003-12
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Detailed characterization of kHz-rate laser-driven fusion at a thin liquid sheet with a neutron detection suite

High Power Laser Science and Engineering
2024 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2095-4719
Part of ISSN: 2052-3289
Contributors: Benjamin M. Knight; Connor M. Gautam; Colton R. Stoner; Bryan Egner; Joseph R. Smith; Chris M. Orban; Juan J. Manfredi; Kyle D. Frische; Michael L. Dexter; Enam A. Chowdhury et al.
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Applying Machine‐Learning Methods to Laser Acceleration of Protons: Lessons Learned From Synthetic Data

Contributions to Plasma Physics
2024-11-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0863-1042
Part of ISSN: 1521-3986
Contributors: Ronak Desai; Thomas Zhang; John J. Felice; Ricky Oropeza; Joseph R. Smith; Alona Kryshchenko; Chris Orban; Michael L. Dexter; Anil K. Patnaik
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Analysis of Lithium Aging Using Machine Learning-Enhanced Spectroscopy Techniques

Applied Spectroscopy
2024-08 | Journal article
Contributors: James T. Stofel; Ashwin P. Rao; Anil K. Patnaik; Andrew V. Giminaro; Michael B. Shattan
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Fourier transfer function for generic light pulse storage and retrieval using EIT

The European Physical Journal Special Topics
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Billie V. DeLuca; Anil K. Patnaik
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The refractive index of a single atom experienced by a single photon

Results in Optics
2023-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2666-9501
Contributors: Yuri Rostovtsev; Jacob Emerick; Anil K. Patnaik
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Directional microwave emission from femtosecond-laser illuminated linear arrays of superconducting rings

Scientific Reports
2023-10-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Thomas J. Bullard; Kyle Frische; Charlie Ebbing; Stephen J. Hageman; John Morrison; John Bulmer; Enam A. Chowdhury; Michael L. Dexter; Timothy J. Haugan; Anil K. Patnaik
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Laser Applications to Chemical, Security, and Environmental Analysis: introduction to the feature issue

Applied Optics
2023-02-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1559-128X
Part of ISSN: 2155-3165
Contributors: Christoph Arndt; Anna-Lena Sahlberg; Anil Patnaik; Frank Beyrau; Joakim Bood; Paul Hsu; Thomas Seeger
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LIBS and Raman spectroscopy in tandem with machine learning for interrogating weatherization of lithium hydride

Applied Optics
2023-02-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan E. Pinson; Andrew V. Giminaro; Christina L. Dugan; Phillip R. Jenkins; Anil K. Patnaik
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Machine learning in analytical spectroscopy for nuclear diagnostics [Invited]

Applied Optics
2023-02-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashwin P. Rao; Phillip R. Jenkins; Ryan E. Pinson; John D. Auxier II; Michael B. Shattan; Anil K. Patnaik
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Analytical comparisons of handheld LIBS and XRF devices for rapid quantification of gallium in a plutonium surrogate matrix

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashwin P. Rao; Phillip R. Jenkins; John D. Auxier; Michael B. Shattan; Anil K. Patnaik
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Enabling orders of magnitude sensitivity improvement for quantification of Ga in a Ce matrix with a compact Echelle spectrometer

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashwin P. Rao; Phillip R. Jenkins; John D. Auxier; Michael B. Shattan; Anil K. Patnaik
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A Pedagogical Overview of Gas-Phase Four-Wave Mixing

Optical Diagnostics for Reacting and Non-Reacting Flows: Theory and Practice
2022-12 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781624106323
Part of ISBN: 9781624106330
Contributors: Hans U. Stauffer; Anil K. Patnaik; S. Alexander Schumaker; Sukesh Roy
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Light-Matter Interactions and Their Measurement: A Primer for Optical Diagnostics

Optical Diagnostics for Reacting and Non-Reacting Flows: Theory and Practice
2022-12 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781624106323
Part of ISBN: 9781624106330
Contributors: Adam Steinberg; Anil K. Patnaik
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Measurement of Electron Density and Temperature from Laser-Induced Nitrogen Plasma at Elevated Pressure (1–6 bar)*

Handbook of Scholarly Publications from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Volume 1, 2000–2020
2022-10-12 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781003220978
Contributors: Ashwin P. Rao; Mark Gragston; Anil K. Patnaik; Paul S. Hsu; Michael B. Shattan
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Qubit propagation through lab simulated atmospheric turbulence

Photonics for Quantum 2022
2022-07-19 | Book chapter
Contributors: Keith Wyman; Milo Hyde; Anil Patnaik
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Development of advanced machine learning models for analysis of plutonium surrogate optical emission spectra

Applied Optics
2022-03-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashwin P. Rao; Phillip R. Jenkins; John D. Auxier; Michael B. Shattan; Anil K. Patnaik
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Rapid quantitative analysis of trace elements in plutonium alloys using a handheld laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) device coupled with chemometrics and machine learning

Analytical Methods
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashwin P. Rao; Phillip R. Jenkins; Dung M. Vu; John D. Auxier II; Anil K. Patnaik; Michael B. Shattan
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Refractive index of a single atom experienced by a single photon

SPIE Proceedings: Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology
2021-03-05 | Conference paper
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Time-Gated Single-Shot Picosecond Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (ps-LIBS) for Equivalence-Ratio Measurements

Applied Spectroscopy
2020-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0003-7028
Part of ISSN: 1943-3530
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Ultrafast diagnostics of reacting flows and plasmas

AIP Conference Proceedings
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85069794333

Part of ISBN:

15517616 0094243X

Contributors: Patnaik, A.K.; Stauffer, H.U.; Hsu, P.S.; Jiang, N.; Wrzesinski, P.J.; Roy, S.
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Measurement of electron density and temperature from laser-induced nitrogen plasma at elevated pressure (1–6 bar)

Optics Express
2019-11-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1094-4087
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Anil K. Patnaik

Influence of coherent population trapping on Raman scattering

Physical Review A
2019-08-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2469-9926
Part of ISSN: 2469-9934
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Anil K. Patnaik

1D nanosecond-libs measurements of fuel/air ratios

AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2018
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85044431556

Contributors: Wu, Y.; Gragston, M.; Zhang, Z.; Hsu, P.S.; Jiang, N.; Patnaik, A.; Roy, S.; Gord, J.R.
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Advantages of ultrafast LIBS for high-pressure diagnostics

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85051274555

Contributors: Patnaik, A.K.; Hsu, P.S.; Stolt, A.J.; Estevadeordal, J.; Gord, J.R.; Roy, S.
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Ultrafast laser-induced-breakdown spectroscopy (Libs) for f/a-ratio measurement of hydrocarbon flames

AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2018
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85044410212

Contributors: Patnaik, A.K.; Hsu, P.S.; Roy, S.; Wu, Y.; Gragston, M.; Zhang, Z.; Gord, J.R.
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High-pressure 1D fuel/air-ratio measurements with LIBS

Combustion and Flame
2018-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0010-2180
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Femtosecond-laser-induced plasma spectroscopy for high-pressure gas sensing: Enhanced stability of spectroscopic signal

Applied Physics Letters
2018-11-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0003-6951
Part of ISSN: 1077-3118
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Simultaneous LIBS signal and plasma density measurement for quantitative insight into signal instability at elevated pressure

Optics Express
2018-10-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1094-4087
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Anil K. Patnaik

All Fiber-Coupled OH Planar Laser-Induced-Fluorescence (OH-PLIF)-Based Two-Dimensional Thermometry

Applied Spectroscopy
2018-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0003-7028
Part of ISSN: 1943-3530
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Anil K. Patnaik

Sensitivity, stability, and precision of quantitative ns-LIBS-based fuel-air ratio measurements for high-pressure methane-air flames

AIAA SciTech Forum - 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85017274446

Contributors: Gragston, M.; Wu, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Hsu, P.; Patnaik, A.; Roy, S.; Gord, J.R.
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Time-resolved correlated measurement of laser-induced-breakdown spectroscopy and electron number density: Application to high-pressure hydrocarbon flames

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
2017 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85019437680

Part of ISBN:

1996756X 0277786X

Contributors: Patnaik, A.K.; Hsu, P.S.; Wu, Y.; Gragston, M.; Zhang, Z.; Gord, J.R.; Roy, S.
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FLEET velocimetry for combustion and flow diagnostics

Applied Optics
2017-11-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1559-128X
Part of ISSN: 2155-3165
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Anil K. Patnaik

Recent advances in ultrafast-laser-based spectroscopy and imaging for reacting plasmas and flames

Plasma Sources Science and Technology
2017-09-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1361-6595
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Pulse-Duration-Dependent Saturation of Raman coherence and Electronic-Resonance-Enhanced CARS

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
2016 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85019523944

Contributors: Patnaik, A.K.; Roy, S.; Gord, J.R.
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Sensitivity, stability, and precision of quantitative Ns-LIBS-based fuel-air-ratio measurements for methane-air flames at 1–11 bar

Applied Optics
2016-10-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0003-6935
Part of ISSN: 1539-4522
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Ultrafast saturation of electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering and comparison for pulse durations in the nanosecond to femtosecond regime

Physical Review A
2016-02-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2469-9926
Part of ISSN: 2469-9934
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Lineshape dependence of ultrafast saturation of absorption and fluorescence

Physica Scripta
2015-10-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0031-8949
Part of ISSN: 1402-4896
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Analysis of ultrafast-saturation criterion of electronic-resonance-enhanced CARS

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
2014 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85085779953

Part of ISBN:

21622701

Contributors: Patnaik, A.K.; Roy, S.; Gord, J.R.
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Ultrafast saturation of resonant optical processes

Physical Review A
2014-12-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1050-2947
Part of ISSN: 1094-1622
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Advances in fiber-coupled pulsed-laser diagnostics for simultaneous species-concentration and velocity measurements in practical combustors

CLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO_SI 2013
2013 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84887424559

Contributors: Hsu, P.S.; Roy, S.; Jiang, N.; Patnaik, A.; Gord, J.R.
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Role of saturation of rotational raman transition on femtosecond vibrational CARS

CLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO_SI 2013
2013 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84887418700

Contributors: Patnaik, A.K.; Roy, S.; Gord, J.R.
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Saturation of vibrational coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering mediated by saturation of the rotational Raman transition

Physical Review A
2013-04-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1050-2947
Part of ISSN: 1094-1622
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Advances in fiber-coupled laser diagnostics for practical combustion measurements

Laser Applications to Chemical, Security and Environmental Analysis, LACSEA 2012
2012 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85088181514

Contributors: Hsu, P.S.; Kulatilaka, W.D.; Patnaik, A.K.; Roy, S.; Gord, J.R.
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Concurrent slow-fast light pair with controllable X-type dispersion

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
2012 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85081806238

Part of ISBN:

21622701

Contributors: Patnaik, A.K.; Roy, S.; Gord, J.R.
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Development of an all-fiber-coupled, pulsed, ultraviolet, laser-induced-fluorescence (UV-LIF) detection system for OH radicals in practical combustion devices

50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition
2012 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84873808967

Contributors: Hsu, P.S.; Kulatilaka, W.D.; Roy, S.; Patnaik, A.K.; Gord, J.R.
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Fiber-coupled high-speed OH-PLIF imaging in turbulent flames

28th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology, Ground Testing, and Flight Testing Conference 2012
2012 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85087245658

Contributors: Hsu, P.S.; Kulatilaka, W.D.; Jiang, N.; Kostka, S.; Roy, S.; Patnaik, A.K.; Gord, J.R.
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High-speed imaging of OH radicals in flames using fiber-coupled UV-PLIF

2012 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2012
2012 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84870352864

Contributors: Hsu, P.S.; Kulatilaka, W.D.; Kostka, S.; Patnaik, A.K.; Roy, S.; Gord, J.R.
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High-speed imaging of oh radicals in flames using fibercoupled UV-PLIF

CLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO_SI 2012
2012 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84890686907

Contributors: Hsu, P.S.; Kulatilaka, W.D.; Kostka, S.; Patnaik, A.K.; Roy, S.; Gord, J.R.
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Interplay of χ<sup>(1)</sup> and χ<sup>(3)</sup> processes in a double-ladder system

2012 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2012
2012 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84870360369

Contributors: Hsu, P.S.; Welch, G.R.; Gord, J.R.; Patnaik, A.K.
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Advances in fiber-based picosecond coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering thermometry in reacting flows

2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics: Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO 2011
2011 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-80052124169

Contributors: Hsu, P.S.; Kulatilaka, W.D.; Patnaik, A.K.; Roy, S.; Gord, J.R.
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