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Atomic, molecular, and optical science : an investment in the future / Panel on the Future of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences, Committee on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on the Future of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences.
Contributor:
Dunn, G. H. (Gordon H.), 1932-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Atoms--Research.
Atoms.
Physics--Research.
Physics.
Molecules--Research.
Molecules.
Optics--Research.
Optics.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (223 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
A comprehensive assessment of the current state of atomic, molecular, and optical science in the US. Considers the personnel, facilities, and funding required to meet national needs in education, defense, industry, and human health; current and future opportunities; research and educational prioriti
Contents:
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Science
Copyright
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Executive Summary
Part I Overview
Part II Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Science: Today and Tomorrow
1 Case Studies in AMO Science
LASERS: FROM BASIC RESEARCH TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND NEW INDUSTRIES
MANIPULATING ATOMS: NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW
Laser Trapping and Cooling of Atoms and Ions: Particle Optics
Optical Tweezers and the Biosciences
BUCKYBALLS AND CARBON NANOTECHNOLOGY: SURPRISING NEW MATERIALS FROM SMALL SCIENCE
2 Recent Major Advances and Opportunities in AMO Science and Applications to the Needs of Society
THE NATION'S SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE BASE
Recent Discoveries and Future Opportunities in AMO Science
Fundamental Laws and Symmetries
Cavity Electrodynamics and Micromasers
Highly Perturbed Atoms in Intense Laser and Microwave Fields
Transient States of Atomic Systems and Collision Dynamics
New Insights into Molecular Dynamics
Clusters
Physics of Nonlinear Optics
Laser Cooling and Trapping
Interactions with Surfaces
Enabling Other Fields of Science
Astrophysics
Space Science
Atmospheric and Environmental Science
Plasma Physics
Exotic Atoms and Nuclear Physics
Surface and Condensed Matter Physics
Biosciences-Mapping the Human Genome
THE NATION'S MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY
Measurement Standards
Measurement and Instrumentation
AMO in Measurement and Sensing for Industry
THE NATION'S TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND U.S. ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY, COMPETITIVE POSITION, AND...
Industrial Technology, Manufacturing, and Processing
Lasers in Manufacturing
Plasma Processing of Materials
Chemical Manufacturing
Information Technology, High-Performance Computing, and Communications
The Erbium-Doped Fiber-Optic Amplifier.
Optical Data Storage
Energy
Energy Production
Efficient Use of Energy
Global Change
Defense
Weapons Systems and Delivery
Remote Sensing
Countermeasures
C3-Communication, Command, and Control
Health and Medical Technology
Medicine
Radiation and Health Physics
Design of Bioactive Molecules (Pharmaceuticals)
Space Technology
Measurement and Sensing
Spacecraft Navigation and Communication
Transportation
Aviation
Ground Transportation
3 Education and Human Resources
SCIENCE EDUCATION
K-12 Education
Undergraduate and Graduate Education
HUMAN RESOURCES IN AMO SCIENCE
Present Situation
PhD Production and Initial Employment
Future Needs
4 Funding and Infrastructure for Research and Development in AMO Science
RESOURCES
Federal Funding for Research in AMO Science
National Science Foundation
Department of Energy
Department of Defense Research Offices
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Total Funding from Federal Grants and Contracts
Federal Laboratories
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Energy Laboratories
Department of Defense Laboratories
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES
The Single Investigator
Centers and Institutes
User Facilities
National Laboratories
Other Infrastructure Issues
Evolution of Subfields
Theory
Instrumentation
Academic Culture
Postdoctoral Associates/Researchers and PhD Employment
Communication and Organization
5 Economic Impact of AMO Science
6 International Perspectives in AMO Science
APPENDIXES
A Nobel Prizes Awarded in AMO Science Since 1964
1964
Nicolai Gennediyevich Basov
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov
Charles H. Townes
1966
Alfred Kastler
Robert S. Mulliken
1967
Ronald G.W. Norrish
George Porter
1971.
Dennis Gabor
Gerhard Herzberg
1976
William N. Lipscomb, Jr.
1981
Nicolaas Bloembergen
Kenichi Fukui
Roald Hoffmann
Arthur L. Schawlow
Kai M.B. Siegbahn
1986
Dudley R. Herschbach
Yuan T. Lee
John C. Polanyi
Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer
1989
Hans G. Dehmelt
Wolfgang Paul
Norman F. Ramsey
1991
Richard R. Ernst
1992
Rudolph A. Marcus
B Impact of AMO Science
C Citation Analysis
D Survey of AMO Scientists
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT PROFILE
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND TRENDS
HUMAN RESOURCES AND DEMOGRAPHICS.
Notes:
Panel chairman: Gordon H. Dunn.
ISBN:
9786610195862
9781280195860
128019586X
9780309566834
0309566835
9780585024349
0585024340
OCLC:
42329067

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