Laser Cooling and Trapping

by Harold J. Metcalf, Peter van der Straten

Intended for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduates with some basic knowledge of optics and quantum mechanics, this text begins with a review of the relevant results of quantum mechanics, before turning to the electromagnetic interactions involved in slowing and trapping atoms and ions, in both magnetic and optical traps. The concluding chapters discuss a broad range of applications, from atomic clocks and studies of collision processes, to diffraction and interference of atomic beams at optical lattices and Bose-Einstein condensation.

Genres: Textbooks

340 pages, Paperback

First published September 29, 1999

Reviews

[Marc · Rating 5 out of 5]

A classic. At the time I wrote my undergraduate thesis there was very little consolidated knowledge or formalism on what is a very experimental driven topic. I took this with me everywhere on campus.