Atomic physics / C.J. Foot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foot, C. J., author.

Series:

Oxford master series in physics. Atomic, optical, and laser physics

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford master series in atomic, optical and laser physics

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear physics.

Atomic theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This modern text on atomic physics is suitable for students at advanced undergraduate level. It covers both the fundamentals of the subject, as well as cutting-edge developments of the past decade, and contains plenty of tutorial material, including examples, illustrations, summaries and graded problem sets.

Contents:

Contents; 1 Early atomic physics; 2 The hydrogen atom; 3 Helium; 4 The alkalis; 5 The LS-coupling scheme; 6 Hyperfine structure and isotope shift; 7 The interaction of atoms with radiation; 8 Doppler-free laser spectroscopy; 9 Laser cooling and trapping; 10 Magnetic trapping, evaporation cooling and Bose-Einstein condensation; 11 Atom interferometry; 12 Ion traps; 13 Quantum computing; A: Appendix A: Perturbation theory; B: Appendix B: The calculation of electrostatic energies; C: Appendix C: Magnetic dipole transitions; D: Appendix D: The line shape in saturated absorption spectroscopy

E: Appendix E: Raman and two-photon transitionsF: Appendix F: The statistical mechanics of Bose-Einstein condensation; References; Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-02146-5

0-19-103707-9

1-282-36566-5

9786612365669

0-19-152314-3

1-4356-0967-0

OCLC:

437109434