"Hot Topics" in atomic, molecular and optical physics (Winter Term 2009/10)

Slides

• Part 1 (09 Nov 09 - 1,2 MB)
• Part 2 (23 Nov 09 - 1,4 MB)
• Part 3 (21 Dec 09 - 2,2 MB)
• Part 4 (11 Jan 10 - 1,6 MB)

Exam

The exam will be held on monday, 01 Feb 2010, in room HS 1 of the KIP (INF 227) from 9.15 - 11 pm.
One DIN A4 sheet with notes can be brought to the exam.

Exercises

• Exercises #01 (Due Date: 19 Oct 2009)
• Exercises #02 (Due Date: 26 Oct 2009)
• Exercises #03 (Due Date: 02 Nov 2009)
• Exercises #04 (Due Date: 09 Nov 2009)
• Exercises #05 (Due Date: 16 Nov 2009)
• Exercises #06 (Due Date: 23 Nov 2009)
• Exercises #07 (Due Date: 30 Nov 2009)
• Exercises #08 (Due Date: 07 Dec 2009)
• Exercises #09 (Due Date: 14 Dec 2009)
• Exercises #10 (Due Date: 21 Dec 2009)
• Exercises #11 (Due Date: 11 Jan 2010)
• Exercises #12 (Due Date: 18 Jan 2010)

Contents

1. Fundamental principles and methods of atomic and molecular physics
2. Atoms in external fields
3. Lasers: principles and recent developments
4. Advances in spectroscopy
5. Microscopy beyond the diffraction limit
6. Laser cooling and trapping
7. Bose-Einstein Condensation
8. Quantum computing and quantum cryptography

Literature

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Prerequisites

• Fundamental atomic and molecular physics (PEP3 and PEP4)
• Basic knowledge in optics (PEP3 and PEP4)
• Quantum physics (PEP3 and PEP4)