Modern atomic physics. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Vasant Natarajan.
• Authors: Natarajan, Vasant
• Contents: Metrology; Measurement systems; Universal units and fundamental constants; Atomic units Preliminaries; Classical harmonic oscillator; Quantum harmonic oscillator; Coherent states; Squeezed states; Radiation Atoms; Spectroscopic notation; Energy levels of one electron atoms; Interaction with magnetic fields; Atoms in static electric fields—Stark effect; Permanent atomic electric dipole moment (EDM); Atoms in oscillating electric fields; Strong oscillating fields—Dressed atoms Nucleus; Isotope effects; Hyperfine structure Resonance; Introduction; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic resonance of quantized spin; Resonance in a two state system; Density matrix; Resonance of a realistic two state system Interaction; Interaction of EM radiation with atoms; Selection rules and angular distribution; Transition rates; Spontaneous emission; Order-of-magnitude of spontaneous emission; Saturation intensities Multiphoton; Two photon absorption; Two photon de-excitation processes; Raman processes; Dressed atom for multiphoton processes Coherence; Coherence in single atoms; Coherence in localized ensembles; Coherence in extended ensembles; Mixed examples; Coherent control in multilevel atoms; Other effects in coherent control Lineshapes; Low intensity and simple collisions; Relativistic effects in emission and absorption; Lineshape of atoms in a gas; Confined particles; Gaussian beam optics Spectroscopy; Alkali atoms; Experimental tools; Doppler-free techniques; Nonlinear magneto-optic rotation—NMOR Cooling and Trapping; Spontaneous force; Stimulated force; Magnetic trapping and evaporative cooling; Bose-Einstein condensation; Optical tweezers; Ion trapping Appendices; A. Standards; B. What is a photon?; C. Einstein as armchair detective: The case of stimulated radiation; D. Frequency comb Index Problems appear at the end of each chapter.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 539.7; Nuclear physics; Atomic theory
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482242065; 9781482242041; 9781482242058
• Related ISBNs: 9781482242034
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