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<big>'''MIT Atomic Physics'''</big>
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Welcome to the MIT Atomic Physics Wiki.  This is a collection of reference material that [[Wiki editing instructions|you can edit]].  Please contribute new content, as well as comments on and improvements to existing material.  Our goal is to develop a helpful resource for all students in the field of modern atomic physics.
 
 
Welcome to the MIT Aomic Physics Wiki.  This is a collection of reference material that [[Wiki editing instructions|you can edit]].  Please contribute new content, as well as comments on and improvements to existing material.  Our goal is to develop a helpful resource for all students in the field of modern atomic physics.
 
 
 
<font size=-2 color=grey>Hint: if your browser keeps asking for you to click to select a certificate, [http://cua.mit.edu/8.422/cert-hint.html you can fix this and make this automatic]</font>
 
  
 
== 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. You are welcome to edit to correct mistakes and add content.
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* 1.  [[Resonances|Resonances and Two-Level Atoms]]
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* 2.  [[Atoms]]
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* 3. [[Fine Structure and Lamb Shift]]
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* 4.  [[Effects of the Nucleus on Atomic Structure]]
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* 5.  [[Atoms in Magnetic Fields]]
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* 6. [[Atoms in electric fields]]
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* 7. [[Interaction_of_an_atom_with_an_electromagnetic_field|Light-atom interactions]]
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* 8. [[Lineshape|Resonance Line Shapes]]
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* 9. [[Two-Photon Excitation]]
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* 10. [[Coherence]]
  
* 1.  [[Resonances|Resonances and Two-Level Atoms]] <font size=-2>....ok to edit</font>
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[[8.421-old|Old MIT 8.421 Course Notes]] (pre-2008)
* 2. [[Atoms]] <font size=-2>....ok to edit</font>
 
* 3.  [[Fine Structure and Lamb Shift]] <font size=-2>....ok to edit</font>
 
* 4.  [[Effects of the Nucleus on Atomic Structure]] <font size=-2>....ok to edit</font>
 
* 6.  [[Atoms in Magnetic Fields]] <font size=-2>....ok to edit</font>
 
* 7.  [[Lineshape|Resonance Line Shapes]] <font size=-2>....ok to edit</font>
 
* 8. [[Higher-Order Radiation Processes]] <font size=-2>....ok to edit</font>
 
* 9.  [[Two-Photon Excitation]] <font size=-2>....ok to edit</font>
 
* 10. [[Coherence]] <font size=-2>....ok to edit</font>
 
  
[[8.421-old|Old MIT 8.421 Course Notes]] (pre-2008)
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This material is from [http://cua.mit.edu/8.421 MIT 8.421 Atomic Physics I]
  
 
== Part II Course Notes (8.422) ==
 
== Part II Course Notes (8.422) ==
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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]]]
  
This material is from [http://cua.mit.edu/8.422 MIT 8.422 Atomic Physics II] 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.
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* Chapter 1: [[Introduction to Atomic Physics]]
 
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* Chapter 2: [[Quantum light: states and dynamics]]
* 1: [[Introduction to Atomic Physics]]
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* Chapter 3: [[Optical Bloch equations]]
* 2: [[Quantum light: states and dynamics]]
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* Chapter 4: [[Photon-atom interactions]]
* 3: [[Optical Bloch equations]]
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* Chapter 5: [[Light forces]]
* 4: [[Photon-atom interactions]]
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* Chapter 6: [[Bose-Einstein condensates]]
* 5: [[Light forces]]
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* Chapter 7: [[Ion traps and quantum information]]
* 6: [[Bose-Einstein condensates]]
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* Chapter 8: [[Frontiers in Atomic Physics]]
* 7: [[Ion traps and quantum information]]
 
* 8: [[Frontiers in Atomic Physics]]
 
  
 
== Sample Topics ==
 
== Sample Topics ==
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* [http://jila-amo.colorado.edu/ JILA Center for Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics]
 
* [http://jila-amo.colorado.edu/ JILA Center for Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics]
 
* [http://qwiki.caltech.edu/ Caltech quantum optics wiki]
 
* [http://qwiki.caltech.edu/ Caltech quantum optics wiki]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 6 February 2024

Welcome to the MIT Atomic Physics Wiki. This is a collection of reference material that you can edit. Please contribute new content, as well as comments on and improvements to existing material. Our goal is to develop a helpful resource for all students in the field of modern atomic physics.

Part I Course Notes (8.421)

Old MIT 8.421 Course Notes (pre-2008)

This material is from MIT 8.421 Atomic Physics I

Part II Course Notes (8.422)

Prof. Dave Pritchard demonstrating classical squeezing with a parametrically driven pendulum oscillator see video

Sample Topics

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