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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974216303321

Autore

Foot C. J.

Titolo

Atomic physics / / C.J. Foot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2005]

ISBN

1-383-02146-5

0-19-103707-9

1-282-36566-5

9786612365669

0-19-152314-3

1-4356-0967-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Oxford master series in physics ; ; 7. Atomic, optical, and laser physics

Disciplina

539.7

Soggetti

Nuclear physics

Atomic theory

Física nuclear

Teoria atòmica

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Reprinted 2006

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.