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== Part I Course Notes (8.421) == | == Part I Course Notes (8.421) == | ||
| − | This material is from [http://cua.mit.edu/8.421 MIT 8.421 Atomic Physics I] and is only in <font color=red>DRAFT</font> form at the present. | + | This material is from [http://cua.mit.edu/8.421 MIT 8.421 Atomic Physics I] and is only in <font color=red>DRAFT</font> form at the present. You are welcome to edit to correct mistakes and add content. |
* 1. [[Resonances|Resonances and Two-Level Atoms]] <font size=-2>....ok to edit</font> | * 1. [[Resonances|Resonances and Two-Level Atoms]] <font size=-2>....ok to edit</font> | ||
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[[Image:20070321-003722_pritchard-squeezing.png|frame|right|Prof. Dave Pritchard demonstrating classical squeezing with a parametrically driven pendulum oscillator [http://cua.mit.edu/8.422/VIDEO-pritchard-demonstrating-classical-squeezing-14feb05.avi see video]]] | [[Image:20070321-003722_pritchard-squeezing.png|frame|right|Prof. Dave Pritchard demonstrating classical squeezing with a parametrically driven pendulum oscillator [http://cua.mit.edu/8.422/VIDEO-pritchard-demonstrating-classical-squeezing-14feb05.avi see video]]] | ||
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| + | This material is from [http://cua.mit.edu/8.422 MIT 8.422 Atomic Physics I] and is only in <font color=red>DRAFT</font> form at the present. This material will be actively edited around when coresponding subjects are discussed in class. | ||
* Chapter 1: [[Introduction to Atomic Physics]] | * Chapter 1: [[Introduction to Atomic Physics]] | ||
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Part I Course Notes (8.421)
This material is from MIT 8.421 Atomic Physics I and is only in DRAFT form at the present. You are welcome to edit to correct mistakes and add content.
- 1. Resonances and Two-Level Atoms ....ok to edit
- 2. Atoms ....ok to edit
- 3. Fine Structure and Lamb Shift ....ok to edit
- 4, Effects of the Nucleus on Atomic Structure ....ok to edit
- 6. Atoms in Magnetic Fields ....ok to edit
- 7. Resonance Line Shapes ....ok to edit
- 8. Higher-Order Radiation Processes ....ok to edit
- 9. Two-Photon Excitation ....ok to edit
- 10. Coherence ....ok to edit
Old MIT 8.421 Course Notes (pre-2008)
Part II Course Notes (8.422)
Prof. Dave Pritchard demonstrating classical squeezing with a parametrically driven pendulum oscillator see video
This material is from MIT 8.422 Atomic Physics I and is only in DRAFT form at the present. This material will be actively edited around when coresponding subjects are discussed in class.
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Atomic Physics
- Chapter 2: Quantum light: states and dynamics
- Chapter 3: Optical Bloch equations
- Chapter 4: Photon-atom interactions
- Chapter 5: Light forces
- Chapter 6: Bose-Einstein condensates
- Chapter 7: Ion traps and quantum information
- Chapter 8: Frontiers in Atomic Physics
Sample Topics
- Interferometer shot noise limit
- Non-classical states of light
- Squeezed light interferometry
- Interferometer Heisenberg limit
Useful Resources
- MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms
- JILA Center for Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
- Caltech quantum optics wiki
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