Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (eBook)

Cover 1
Title Page 4
Coptright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 8
Chapter 1. Nonlinear Optics of de Broglie Waves 12
I. Introduction 12
II. s-Wave Scattering 14
III. A Microreview of Manybody Theory 19
IV. Mean-Field Theory of Bose–Einstein Condensates 25
V. Four-Wave Mixing of de Broglie Waves 33
VI. Mixing of Optical and Matter Waves 48
VII. Acknowledgments 61
VIII. References 61
Chapter 2. Formation of Ultracold Molecules ( T < _200 µK ) via Photoassociation in a Gas of Laser-Cooled Atoms
I. Introduction 65
II. Physical Concepts in Photoassociation and Formation of Molecules 68
III. Ultracold Molecule Experiments 91
IV. Theoretical Methods 111
V. Present Status of the Comparison between Experiment and Theory: Formation Rates 120
VI. New Schemes for Making Ultracold Molecules 127
VII. Conclusion 128
VIII. Acknowledgments 131
IX. References 131
Chapter 3. Molecular Emissions from the Atmospheres of Giant Planets and Comets: Needs for Spectroscopic and Collision Data 140
I. Introduction 141
II. Spectroscopy of the Giant Planets: Needs for Spectroscopic and Collision Data 142
III. Spectroscopy of Comets 156
IV. Spectral Databases and Improvements Needed 166
V. Conclusions 168
VI. Acknowledgments 168
VII. References 168
Chapter 4. Studies of Electron-Excited Targets Using Recoil Momentum Spectroscopy with Laser Probing of the Excited State 174
I. Introduction 174
II. Atomic Deflection Using Electron Impact 178
III. Doubly Excited States Studied via the Fluorescence Decay Product: Recoiling Excited Atoms 193
IV. Stepwise Laser Probing of Deflected Metastable Targets 198
V. Conclusions and Future Experiments 210
VI. Acknowledgments 212
VII. References 213
Chapter 5. Quantum Noise of Small Lasers 216
I. Introduction 216
II. Overview of Threshold Behavior 218
III. Good-Cavity versus Bad-Cavity Regime 222
IV. Spontaneous Emission Factor ß 225
V. Cavity QED and ß 230
VI. Magnitude of ß 232
VII. Relaxation Oscillation 233
VIII. Disappearance of Fluctuation Threshold 238
IX. Petermann Excess Quantum Noise 247
X. Finite Number of Atoms 253
XI. Concluding Summary 255
XII. Acknowledgments 257
XIII. References 257
Subject Index 260
Contents of Volumes in This Series 272