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Revision as of 04:38, 21 March 2007
MIT Atomic Physics
Welcome to the MIT Aomic 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
- 1. The two-state systems: Resonance
- 2. Atoms – some basics Helium atom
- 3. Fine structure and Lamb shift
- 4, 5 Hyperfine structure; Magnetic fields
- 6. Atoms in electric fields Index of refraction
- 7. Interaction of an Atom with an Electro-Magnetic Field, Einstein’s A and B coefficient, Saturation of transitions
- 8. Line shapes
- 9. Two-photon transitions
- 10. Coherence
- 11. Precision measurements in atomic physics
Part II Course Notes
- Chapter 1: Introduction and Brief review of QED
- Chapter 2: Quantum light: states and dynamics
- Chapter 3: Photon-atom interactions
- Chapter 4: Optical Bloch equations
- Chapter 5: Light forces
- Chapter 6: Ion traps and quantum information
- Chapter 7: Bose-Einstein condensates
Sample Topics
- Interferometer shot noise limit
- Non-classical states of light
- Squeezed light interferometry
- Interferometer Heisenberg limit
