Lasers and their application to the observation of Bose-Einstein condensates /

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"Version: 20190901"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Lasers. 1. The basic physics of lasers -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Optical spectra -- 1.3. Stimulated emission -- 1.4. Creating a population inversion -- 1.5. Laser modes and coherence -- 1.6. Problems2. Types of lasers I : conventional lasers -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Solid state lasers -- 2.3. Second harmonic generation -- 2.4. Gas lasers -- 2.5. Dye lasers3. Types of lasers II : semiconducting lasers -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Semiconductor physics -- 3.3. Semiconducting junctions -- 3.4. LEDs and semiconductor lasers -- 3.5. Problems4. Laser applications -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Communications -- 4.3. Optical data discs -- 4.4. Printers -- 4.5. Industrial applications -- 4.6. Inertial confinement fusionpart II. Bose-Einstein condensates. 5. Fermions and bosons -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Fermions, bosons and the Pauli principle -- 5.3. Distinguishable and indistinguishable particles and quantum states -- 5.4. What is a boson and what is not a boson? -- 5.5. Bose-Einstein condensation -- 5.6. Problems6. Cooling techniques -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Cooling techniques : the dilution refrigerator -- 6.3. Cooling techniques--adiabatic demagnetization -- 6.4. Laser cooling -- 6.5. Sisyphus cooling -- 6.6. Magneto-optic traps -- 6.7. Forced evaporative cooling -- 6.8. Problems7. The Bose-Einstein condensate -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Creating and identifying a Bose-Einstein condensate -- 7.3. Why is it useful? -- 7.4. Problems.The first part of this book overviews the physics of lasers and describes some of the more common types of lasers and their applications. Applications of lasers include CD/DVD players, laser printers and fiber optic communication devices. Part II of this book describes the phenomenon of Bose-Einstein condensation. The experimental techniques used to create a Bose-Einstein condensate provide an interesting and unconventional application of lasers; that is, the cooling and confinement of a dilute gas at very low temperature.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Richard A. Dunlap received a BS in Physics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, an AM in Physics from Dartmouth College and a PhD in Physics from Clark University. He currently holds an appointment as Research Professor in the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science at Dalhousie University. His previous books include; Experimental Physics: Modern Methods, The Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Numbers, An Introduction to the Physics of Nuclei and Particles, Sustainable Energy, Novel Microstructures for Solids, Particle Physics, and The M?ossbauer Effect.Title from PDF title page (viewed on October 7, 2019).

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