Modern Experiments in Atomic Physics, SS07 Content
Modern Experiments in Atomic Physics, SS07 Content
Modern Experiments in Atomic Physics, SS07 Content
This lecture note intends to introduce in the
principles and methods, experiments of modern atomic physics and molecular
physics are based on. Topics covered includes: Atomic, molecular and ion beam
sources, Detection of atoms and ions, Optical spectroscopy, Radio-frequency
spectroscopy, Storage and cooling of charged particles, Traps and cooling for
neutral atoms, Modern experiments with charged particles and Modern experiments
with neutral atoms.
This note explains atomic nature of matter,
Chart of the nuclides, Mass defect and binding energy, Modes of radioactive
decay, Radioactivity, Neutron interactions, Nuclear fission, Energy release from
fission and interaction of radiation with matter.
This book covers the following topics:
Quantum mechanics of the hydrogen atom , Radiative emission by atoms and
selection rules , Shell model and alkali spectra , Angular momentum coupling ,
Helium and the exchange energy , Spin-orbit coupling and spectral fine structure
, The Zeeman and Stark effects .
This note
explains the following topics: Principles of Quantum mechanics, The two-level
system, The Hydrogen Atom, The dipole approximation in the hydrogen atom, The
Helium atom, Propagation of light in dielectric media, Entanglement, Atoms with
many electrons, The spin in atoms with many electrons, Molecular Orbitals of
Diatomic Molecules, Atom-Light Interactions and Dressed States.
This note covers the
following topics: Planck's energy distribution law, Relation between Einstein
coe cients, Waves and particles, Schrodinger equation, Particle in a box, Ground
state of the hydrogen atom, Harmonic oscillator 1-D, Hydrogen atom and central
forces, Interaction of atoms with electromagnetic radiation, Spin of the
electron.