Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

1st Edition - July 31, 2012

Editors: Paul R. Berman, Ennio Arimondo, Chun C. Lin

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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.

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