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Atomic Physics

By Christopher J. Foot

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
9780198506959, 0198506953, 0198506961
Open Library ID
OL3437611M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11037627 bytes)
Series
Oxford master series in physics 7. Atomic, Optical, and laser physics
Edition
1st edition
Pages
346\346
Topic
Physics
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Primarily intending this volume to serve as a textbook for an undergraduate course in atomic physics, Foot (physics, U. of Oxford, UK) covers core material and a few more advanced topics illustrating current research. After reviewing classical ideas, he presents the basic principles of atomic structure, largely in reference to hydrogen and helium. He then covers the interaction of radiation with atoms; transitioning from issues of structure to the topics of laser spectroscopy, laser cooling, Bose-Einstein condensation of dilute atomic vapors, matter-wave interferometry, and ion trapping. The more advanced topics concentrate on low-energy and high-energy precision experiments that are used as examples in undergraduate lectures at Oxford. The text assumes knowledge of quantum mechanics equivalent to an introductory undergraduate course.

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