03189nam 2200685 a 450 991045155740332120200520144314.01-281-16015-697866111601590-19-152371-21-4294-8844-1(CKB)1000000000410245(EBL)415482(OCoLC)476242664(SSID)ssj0000189311(PQKBManifestationID)11215592(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189311(PQKBWorkID)10156537(PQKB)11040671(MiAaPQ)EBC415482(PPN)140785957(Au-PeEL)EBL415482(CaPaEBR)ebr10271652(CaONFJC)MIL116015(EXLCZ)99100000000041024520060929d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLaser control of atoms and molecules[electronic resource] /Vladilen LetokhovOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20071 online resource (323 p.)International Series of Monographs on PhysicsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-969713-2 0-19-852816-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-302) and index.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; IndexThis 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 International Series of Monographs on PhysicsQuantum opticsLaser coolingLaser beamsLaser spectroscopyElectronic books.Quantum optics.Laser cooling.Laser beams.Laser spectroscopy.535.8/4Letokhov V. S46723MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451557403321Laser control of atoms and molecules2277146UNINA