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SC/PHYS 4062

Atom Trapping

3.0 credits

2026–27 handbook

Topics

  • Laser-cooled atoms
  • two-level atomic systems
  • radiation pressure
  • laser cooling
  • magnetic trapping
  • dipole forces

Readings

  • Handbook reference(s): No Textbook Required - Lab Manual only. W. Demtroder, Laser Spectroscopy (Springer); P . W. Milonni and J. H. Eberly, Lasers (Wiley); H. J. Metcalf and P . van der Straten, Laser Cooling and Trapping (Springer); B. H. Bransden, C. J. Joachain, Physics of Atoms and Molecules (Longman)
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