Laser Cooling and Trapping - (Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics) by Harold J Metcalf & Peter Van Der Straten & Peter Van Der Straten
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Highlights
- Laser cooling is a relatively new technique that has led to new insights into the behavior of atoms as well as confirming with striking detail some of the fundamental notions of quantum mechanics.
- Author(s): Harold J Metcalf & Peter Van Der Straten & Peter Van Der Straten
- 324 Pages
- Science, Physics
- Series Name: Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics
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About the Book
The authors discuss the optical techniques used to control atomic motion utilizing beams of light to trap and move atoms, molecules, and even microscopic beads of glass within small regions of free space. This has proven to be a useful research tool for the study of atoms, chemical reactions, and the physical properties of macromolecules such as synthetic polymers and DNA. Metcalf and van der Straten also treat important new topics, such as atomic optics and Bose-Einstein condensation. 110 illus.Book Synopsis
Laser cooling is a relatively new technique that has led to new insights into the behavior of atoms as well as confirming with striking detail some of the fundamental notions of quantum mechanics. This text for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students covers the foundations, the important techniques, and a broad range of applications: from atomic clocks and studies of collision processes to diffraction and interference of atomic beams at optical lattices and Bose-Einstein condensation.Review Quotes
From the reviews:
"A strong recommendation for any book in one's own field is to see it written the way you would have written it. This is certainly the case here. If you are a researcher or a teacher in laser cooling and trapping or a related field of atomic, molecular, and optical physics, then this is a a ~must buya (TM) text for your bookshelf. And buy one for your students too, because your copy will inevitably disappear." The Physicist
.,."For its intended use, which is to guide newcomers into the field of laser cooling and trapping, the book does a superb joba ]The book is well placed to evolve with the field for many years to come." Physics Today
From the reviews:
"A strong recommendation for any book in one's own field is to see it written the way you would have written it. This is certainly the case here. If you are a researcher or a teacher in laser cooling and trapping or a related field of atomic, molecular, and optical physics, then this is a must buy text for your bookshelf. And buy one for your students too, because your copy will inevitably disappear." The Physicist
..."For its intended use, which is to guide newcomers into the field of laser cooling and trapping, the book does a superb jobThe book is well placed to evolve with the field for many years to come." Physics Today
