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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784827703321

Autore

Letokhov V. S

Titolo

Laser control of atoms and molecules [[electronic resource] /] / Vladilen Letokhov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-383-02463-4

1-281-16015-6

9786611160159

0-19-152371-2

1-4294-8844-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (323 p.)

Collana

International Series of Monographs on Physics

Disciplina

535.8/4

Soggetti

Quantum optics

Laser cooling

Laser beams

Laser spectroscopy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-302) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Elementary radiative processes; 3 Laser velocity-selective excitation; 4 Optical orientation of atoms and nuclei; 5 Laser cooling of atoms; 6 Laser trapping of atoms; 7 Atom optics; 8 From laser-cooled and trapped atoms to atomic and molecular quantum gases; 9 Laser photoselective ionization of atoms; 10 Multiphoton ionization of molecules; 11 Photoselective laser control of molecules via molecular vibrations; 12 Coherent laser control of molecules; 13 Related topics: laser control of microparticles and free electrons; 14 Concluding comments; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text treats laser light as a universal tool to control matter at the atomic and molecular level, one of the most exciting applications of lasers. Lasers can heat matter, cool atoms to ultra-low temperatures where they show quantum collective behaviour, and can act selectively on specific atoms and molecules for their detection and separation. - ;Rather different problems can be lumped together under the general term 'laser control of atoms and molecules'. They include the laser



selection of atomic and molecular velocities for the purpose of Doppler-free spectroscopy, laser control of the