Kajita M. Cold Atoms and Molecules 2020

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This book introduces the preparation, measurement and properties of ultra-cold atoms and molecules at a level accessible to advanced undergraduate students or for researchers approaching the subject from different specialities. Including a review of cooling techniques, the book focuses on the behaviour and applications of both ultra-cold atoms and molecules, and how they are shaping research in atomic physics, quantum optics, condensed matter physics, statistical mechanics, quantum information processing, quantum simulators and finding applications in ultra-high-precision atomic clocks and quantum metrology. Readers of this text should develop an understanding of the techniques used to cool, trap, manipulate and perform measurements on ultra-cold atoms and molecules, as well as how such systems are in being used in a range of exciting areas of modern physics.
Key Features
Provides an accessible overview for advanced undergraduate students or for researchers approaching the subject from different specialities.
Extensive coverage encompassing preparation, properties and applications
Includes references to key papers
Mathematical appendices
Gaseous atoms or molecules: what happens at ultra-low temperature?
Role of laser light to search the structure of atoms and molecules
Physics of cold atoms (neutral, ion)
Physics of cold molecules?
Applications of cold atoms and molecules