Probing the atom : interactions of coupled states, fast beams, and loose electrons /

"This book gives an in-depth account of the author's own penetrating experimental and theoretical investigations of the hydrogen atom, while simultaneously providing broad lessons in the application of quantum mechanics to atomic structure and interactions."--Jacket

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Silverman, Mark P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Atomic structure.
Structure atomique.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
Atomic structure
Atombau
ATOMIC STRUCTURE.
OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS.
ELECTRON SCATTERING.
Back-Goudsmit effect.
Bohr magneton.
Bohr radius.
Clebsch-Gordan coefficient.
Dirac zeta function.
Doppler broadening.
Fermi contact interaction.
Fermi golden rule.
Gaussian lineshape.
Green's function.
Hermitian operator.
Huygen's principle.
Laplace equation.
Pauli spin matrices.
Ramsay method.
Stark effect.
Thomas precession.
acceleration potential.
angular distribution function.
annihilation operator.
anticommutator.
antiresonant frequency.
basis states.
coherence terms.
collisional broadening.
counter-rotating frame.
density matrix.
detection operator.
diamagnetic interaction.
efficiency matrix.
eigenvalue problem.
extraction potential.
field mode density.
fine structure constant.
gas target.
gyromagnetic ratio.
helicity.
impedance mismatch.
interaction representation.
level anticrossing.
lineshape narrowing.
occupation probabilities.
optical signal function.
paraxial ray equation.
periodic table.
polarization of the vacuum.
power saturation curve.
quantum interference.
quantum numbers.
reflection coefficient.
resonant frequency.
selection rules.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: In at the Beginnings
  • Ch. 1. Energies and Spectral Lines. 1.1. Anatomy of Hydrogen. 1.2. Shapes and Widths
  • Ch. 2. The Driven Two-Level Atom. 2.1. Dynamics of a Two-Level Atom. 2.2. Rotating-Wave Approximation. 2.3. Oscillating-Field Theory. 2.4. Occupation Probabilities
  • Ch. 3. The Driven Multilevel Atom. 3.1. Statistical Uncertainties and the Density Matrix. 3.2. Time Evolution of the Density Matrix. 3.3. Generalized Resonant Field Theory. 3.4. Two-State Transitions. 3.5. Three-State Transitions. 3.6. Four-State Transitions. 3.7. Numerical Solution of the N-State System. 3.8. Coupling Elements V[subscript [mu][nu]]. App. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of Three- and Four-State Systems.

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