| View Larger Image | Laser Cooling and Trapping (Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics) | Paperbackby Harold J. Metcalf (Author), Peter van der Straten (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Springer | | Edition: | Correctedth Edition | | Page Count: | 323 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 09, 2001 | | Sales Rank: | 516,301th |
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Laser cooling allows one to slow atoms to roughly the speed of a mosquito and to control their motions 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 undergraduates and beginning graduate students who have some basic knowledge of optics and quantum mechanics. An extensive bibliography provides access to the current research literature. FROM THE REVIEWS THE PHYSICIST "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. Any buy one for your students too, because your copy will inevitably disappear." PHYSICS TODAY "...for its intended use, which is to guide newcomers into the field of laser cooling and trapping, the book does a superb job...The book is will placed to evolve with the filed for many years to come." |
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Great book to get a good understanding of laser cooling. by Jaime (College Park, MD)  5 Stars
June 14, 2000
Laser cooling and trapping techniques have given researchers new tools to explore the atom's dynamics and control. The book gives a good introduction to the forces that arise when an atom interacts with a light (laser) field, and puts a lot of emphasis on giving the reader an excellent idea of what's going on when atoms and photons interact.Rather than giving all the details of the mathematical and quantum mechanics background that is needed to understand the subject the authors concentrate on giving a clearer picture of the real physics involved.The book starts with a review of the quantum mechanics principles used to understand laser cooling and trapping, which serves as a good remainder for a person who already has a basic grasp of it.Although all the mathematical analysis that shows how the formulas and mathematical expressions are derived is not done in the book, the presentation is sufficient to guide the readers interested in it do the work by themselves.The book also has an excellent reference guide that an interested person can use to get all the mathematical and experimental details on the field.
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