Laser Cooling and Matter Waves (E) - physics735
| Course | Laser Cooling and Matter Waves (E) |
|---|---|
| Course No. | physics735 |
| Category | Type | Language | Teaching hours | CP | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | Lecture | English | 2 | 3 | WT/ST |
Preparation: Basic thermodynamics: fundamentals of quantum mechanics, fundamentals of solid state physics
Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination
Length of Course: 1 semester
Aims of the Course: The in-depth lecture shows, in theory and experiments, the fundamentals of laser cooling. The application of laser cooling in atom optics, in particular for the preparation of atomic matter waves, is shown. New results in research with degenerated quantum gases enable us to gain insight into atomic many particle physics
Contents of the Course: Outline: Light-matter interaction; mechanic effects of light; Doppler cooling; polarization gradient cooling, magneto-optical traps; optical molasses; cold atomic gases; atom interferometry; Bose-Einstein condensation of atoms; atom lasers; Mott insulator phase transitions; mixtures of quantum gases; fermionic degenerate gases
Recommended Literature: P. v. d. Straten, H. Metcalf; Laser Cooling (Springer, Heidelberg 1999)