SC/PHYS 4062
Atom Trapping
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)
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Department handbook course outline ↗2026–27 handbook
- Reference books in a department handbook; not a confirmed required-book list for a particular 2026–27 section.