Laser cooling and trappin

Peter van der Straten

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Harold-J Metcalf

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Peter van der Straten et Harold-J Metcalf - Laser cooling and trappin.
Laser cooling allows one to slow atoms to roughly the speed of a mosquito and to control their motion with unprecedented precision. This elegant technique,... Lire la suite
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Résumé

Laser cooling allows one to slow atoms to roughly the speed of a mosquito and to control their motion with unprecedented precision. This elegant technique, whereby atoms, molecules, and even microscopic beads of glass can be trapped in small regions of free space by beams of light and subsequently moved at will using other beams, has revolutionized many areas of physics. In particular, it provides a useful research tool for the study of individual atoms, for investigating the details of chemical reactions, and even for the study of atomic motion in the quantum domain. This text begins with a review of the relevant aspects of quantum mechanics; it then turns to the electromagnetic interactions involved in slowing and trapping atoms, in both magnetic and optical traps. The concluding chapters discuss a broad range of applications, including atomic clocks, studies of ultra-cold collision processes, diffraction and interference of atomic beams, optical lattices, and Bose-Einstein condensation. The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students who have some basic knowledge of optics and quantum mechanics. An extensive bibliography provides access to the current research literature.

Sommaire

  • INTRODUCTION
    • Review of Quantum Mechanics
    • The Density Matrix
    • Force on Two-Level Atoms
    • Multilevel Atoms
    • General Properties Concerning Laser Cooling
  • COOLING & TRAPPING
    • Deceleration of an Atomic Beam
    • Optical Molasses
    • Cooling Below the Doppler Limit
    • The Dipole Force
    • Magnetic Trapping of Neutral Atoms
    • Optical Traps for Neutral Atoms
    • Evaporative Cooling
  • APPLICATIONS
    • Newtonian Atom Optics and its Applications
    • Ultra-cold Collisions
    • DeBroglie Wave Optics
    • Optical Lattices
    • Bose-Einstein Condensation
    • Dark States

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    13/11/1999
  • Editeur
  • Collection
  • ISBN
    0-387-98728-2
  • EAN
    9780387987286
  • Présentation
    Broché
  • Nb. de pages
    323 pages
  • Poids
    0.475 Kg
  • Dimensions
    15,5 cm × 23,3 cm × 1,6 cm

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