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Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
1st Edition - July 31, 2012
Editors: Paul R. Berman, Ennio Arimondo, Chun C. Lin
Hardback ISBN:9780123964823
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eBook ISBN:9780123965370
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Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics publishes reviews of recent developments in a field which is in a state of rapid growth, as new experimental and theoretical… Read more
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Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics publishes reviews of recent developments in a field which is in a state of rapid growth, as new experimental and theoretical techniques are used on many old and new problems. Topics covered include related applied areas, such as atmospheric science, astrophysics, surface physics and laser physics. Articles are written by distinguished experts, and contain both relevant review material and detailed descriptions of important recent developments.
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Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Volume 61
Editorial Board
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Contributors
Preface
Engineered Open Systems and Quantum Simulations with Atoms and Ions
1 Introduction
2 Digital Quantum Simulation with Trapped Ions and Rydberg Atoms
3 Engineered Open Systems with Cold Atoms
4 Outlook
Chapter 2 Entanglement of Two Atoms Using Rydberg Blockade
1 Introduction
2 Entanglement Using Rydberg Blockade
3 Trapping and Readout of Single Atoms
4 State Preparation
5 Coherent Rydberg Rabi Flopping
6 Rydberg Blockade
7 CNOT Gate
8 Entanglement Verification
9 Future Improvements
Chapter 3 Atomic and Molecular Ionization Dynamics in Strong Laser Fields: From Optical to X-rays
1 Introduction
2 The First 30 Years of Multiphoton Physics (1963-1993)
3 Wavelength Scaling of Strong-Field Atomic Physics
4 Low-Energy Structure in Photoelectron Energy Distribution in the Strong-Field Limit
5 Electron Momentum Distribution and Time-Dependent Imaging
6 Non-Sequential Multiple Ionization at Long Wavelengths
7 Strong-Field X-ray Physics: A Future Path
8 Outlook
Chapter 4 Frontiers of Atomic High-Harmonic Generation
1 Introduction
2 Fundamental Concepts of HHG and Attosecond Pulses
3 Hard X-ray HHG and Zeptosecond Pulses
4 HHG in Shaped Driving Pulses
5 Experimental Applications
6 Outlook
Chapter 5 Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Using the Flowing Afterglow to Measure Kinetics of Electron Attachment to Radicals, Ion–Ion Mutual Neutralization, and Electron Catalyzed Mutual Neutralization
1 Brief History of Ion Flow Tube Apparatuses
2 Electron Attachment Using the Traditional FALP Technique
3 VENDAMS Method
4 Electron Attachment to Transient Species
5 Mutual Neutralization of Anion–Cation Pairs
6 Electron Catalyzed Mutual Neutralization
7 Concluding Remarks
Chapter 6 Superradiance: An Integrated Approach to Cooperative Effects in Various Systems
1 Introduction
2 Model
3 Cooperative Effects in a Homogeneous Gas of Two-Level Atoms
4 Correlation and Entanglement
5 Doppler Broadening
6 Multi-Level Cascade
7 Conclusion
Chapter 7 Construction of the Resolvent for a Few-Body System
1 Introduction
2 Scattering Amplitude and the Resolvent
3 Resolvent; Preliminary Considerations
4 Evolution of a Free-particle Wavepacket
5 Regularization
6 Basis Functions
7 Correlation Amplitude
8 Time-Translation Operator
9 Resolvent
10 Example
Appendix A Appendices
Chapter 8 Beyond the Rayleigh Limit in Optical Lithography
1 Introduction
2 Classical Photolithography and the Diffraction Limit
3 Classical Multi-Photon Lithography
4 Quantum Interferometric Optical Lithography
5 Subwavelength Interferometric Lithography Via Classical Light
6 Resonant Subwavelength Lithography Via Dark State
7 Subwavelength Photolithography Via Rabi Oscillations
8 Summary and Outlook
The Autler–Townes Effect in Molecules: Observations, Theory, and Applications
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Analysis
3 Experimental Details
4 Applications to Molecules
5 Conclusions
Chapter 10 Kilohertz-Driven Bose–Einstein Condensates in Optical Lattices
1 Introduction
2 The Quest for Floquet Condensates
3 The Experimental Setup: Shaken Optical Lattices
4 The Driven Bose–Hubbard Model
5 Interference Patterns Produced by Floquet States
6 Experimental Results
7 Conclusions
Index
Contents of Volumes in this Serial
No. of pages: 608
Language: English
Published: July 31, 2012
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780123964823
eBook ISBN: 9780123965370
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Paul R. Berman
Paul Berman is Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan. In a career spanning over 40 years, Professor Berman has been engaged in theoretical research related to the interaction of radiation with matter. Of particular interest is the identification of atom-field configurations which can result in qualitatively new phenomena. Professor Berman is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the Optical Society of America. He is the co-author of a textbook, Principles of Laser Spectroscopy and Quantum Optics, published in2010 by Princeton University Press.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Michigan, Physics Department, Ann Arbor, USA
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Ennio Arimondo
Ennio Arimondo is Professor of Physics at the University of Pisa, Italy. In a a long research career, Professor Arimondo has been engaged in experimental and theoretical research related to laser spectroscopy, the interaction of radiation with matter, laser cooling and new phenomena of ultracold atomic gases. Professor Arimondo is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and of the Institute of Physics. He is editor of Conference and School Proceedings.
Affiliations and expertise
Universita di Pisa, Italy
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Chun C. Lin
Chun C. Lin is Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He has been working in various areas of atomic and molecular physics for several decades. He received the American Physical Society Will Allis Prize “for advancing the understanding of the microscopic behavior of ionized gases through his innovative and pioneering studies of excitation in electron and ion collisions with atomic and molecular targets” in 1996. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and has served as the Chair of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics in the American Physical Society (1994 – 1995).
Affiliations and expertise
Physics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA