Advances in atomic, molecular, and optical physics. Vol. 57 (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by E. Arimondo, P.R. Berman, and C.C. Lin.
• Other Names: Arimondo, E; Berman, Paul R, 1945-; Lin, Chun
• Contents: Front Cover; Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics ; Copyright Page ; Contents ; Contributors ; Preface ; Chapter 1: Driven Ratchets for Cold Atoms ; 1. Introduction; 2. Ratchets: Generalities; 2.1. The Flashing Ratchet; 2.2. The Rocking Ratchet; 3. Symmetry and Transport in AC-Driven Ratchets; 3.1. General Considerations; 3.2. The Periodically Driven Rocking Ratchet; 3.3. The Quasiperiodically Driven Rocking Ratchet; 3.4. The Gating Ratchet; 4. Cold Atom Ratchets; 4.1. Dissipative Optical Lattices; 4.2. Rocking Ratchet for Cold Atoms; 4.3. Rocking Ratchet with Biharmonic Driving. 4.3.1. Dissipation-Induced Symmetry Breaking 4.3.2. Rectification of Fluctuations, Current Reversals, and Resonant Activation in a System with Broken Hamiltonian Symmetry ; 4.4. Multifrequency Driving and Route to Quasiperiodicity; 4.5. Gating Ratchet; 5. Outlook; References; Chapter 2: Quantum Effects in Optomechanical Systems; 1. Introduction; 2. Cavity Optomechanics via Radiation-Pressure; 2.1. Langevin Equations Formalism; 2.2. Stability Analysis; 2.3. Covariance Matrix and Logarithmic Negativity; 3. Ground State Cooling; 3.1. Feedback Cooling; 3.1.1. Phase-Quadrature Feedback. 3.1.2. Generalized Quadrature Feedback 3.2. Back-Action Cooling; 3.3. Readout of the Mechanical Resonator State; 4. Entanglement Generation with a Single Driven Cavity Mode; 4.1. Intracavity Optomechanical Entanglement; 4.2. Entanglement with Output Modes; 4.3. Optical Entanglement between Sidebands; 5. Entanglement Generation with Two Driven Cavity Modes; 5.1. Quantum-Langevin Equations and Stability Conditions; 5.2. Entanglement of the Output Modes; 5.2.1. Optomechanical Entanglement ; 5.2.2. Purely Optical Entanglement between Output Modes. 6. Cavity-Mediated Atom-Mirror Stationary Entanglement7. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: The Semiempirical Deutsch-Maumlrk Formalism: A Versatile Approach for the Calculation of Electron-Impact Ionization Cross Sections of Atoms, Molecules, Ions, and Clusters ; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Background; 2.1. The DM Formalism; 2.2. Other Approaches; 3. Atoms; 3.1. Ground-State Atoms; 3.2. Atoms in Excited States; 3.2.1. Metastable Rare Gas Atoms ; 3.2.2. He Metastable Ionization ; 3.2.3. Cd and Hg Metastable Ionization ; 4. Molecules, Molecular Radicals, and Clusters. 4.1. Molecules4.1.1. CF3X (X = H, Br, I) ; 4.1.2. SiCl4 and TiCl4 ; 4.2. Free Radicals and Other Unstable Species; 4.2.1. CH3, CH2, CH ; 4.2.2. CFx and NFx (x = 1-3) ; 4.3. Biomolecules; 4.3.1. Uracil ; 4.3.2. DNA Bases ; 4.4. Clusters; 4.4.1. C60; 4.4.2. C60 and C70; 5. Ions; 5.1. Atomic Ions; 5.1.1. Positive Atomic Ions ; 5.1.2. Negative Atomic Ions (Detachment) ; 5.1.2.1. O- and L- ; 5.2. Molecular Ions; 5.2.1. Positive Molecular Ions; 5.2.1.1. C2H2+ ; 5.2.1.2. CO+ and CD+; 5.2.2. Negative Molecular Ions (Detachment) ; 5.2.2.1. B2-, BO-, and CN-; 6. Conclusions and Outlook.
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam Boston : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 443 pages)
• Subjects: 539; Nuclear physics; Atoms; Molecules; Physical optics; Atoms; Molecules; Nuclear physics; Physical optics; SCIENCE -- Physics -- Quantum Theory; Atoms; Molecules; Nuclear physics; Physical optics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080951010; 0080951015
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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