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

Cover 1
Contents 6
Contributors 8
Chapter 1. Comparing the Antiproton and Proton, and Opening the Way to Cold Antihydrogen 12
I. World’s Lowest Energy Antiprotons by a Factor of 1010 13
II. Million-Fold Improved Comparison of Antiproton and Proton 30
III. Opening the Way to Cold Antihydrogen 39
IV. Technological Spinoffs 48
V. Acknowledgments 48
VI. References 49
Chapter 2. Medical Imaging with Laser-Polarized Noble Gases 52
I. Introduction 53
II. Nuclear Polarization Techniques 60
III. Basics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 74
IV. Imaging Polarized 129 Xe and 3 He Gas 85
V. NMR and MRI of Dissolved 129Xe 91
VI. Conclusions„Future Possibilities 98
VII. Acknowledgments 100
VIII. References 100
Chapter 3. Polarization and Coherence Analysis of the Optical Two-Photon Radiation from the Metastable 22S1/2 State of Atomic Hydrogen 110
I. Introduction 112
II. On the the Theory of the Two-Photon Decay of the Metastable State of Atomic Hydrogen 112
III. The Stirling Two-Photon Apparatus 119
IV. Angular and Polarization Correlation Experiments 122
V. Coherence and Fourier Spectral Analysis„Experiment and Theory 138
VI. Time Correlation 144
VII. Correlation Emission Spectroscopy of Metastable Hydrogen: How Real are Virtual States? 6
VIII. Conclusions 155
IX. Acknowledgments 156
X. References 156
Chapter 4. Laser Spectroscopy of Small Molecules 160
I. Introduction 160
II. High Vibrational Levels in Electronic Ground States 163
III. Laser Spectroscopy of Electronically Excited Molecular States 182
IV. Sub-Doppler Spectroscopy of Small Alkali Clusters 191
V. Time-Resolved Laser Spectroscopy 198
VI. Conclusions 207
VII. References 207
Chapter 5. Coulomb Explosion Imaging of Molecules 214
I. The Principle of Coulomb Explosion Imaging 215
II. Scientifc Considerations 216
III. Experimental Details 217
IV. Example of Recent Coulomb Explosion Imaging Studies and Consequences 223
V. Conclusions 248
VI. References 249
Subject Index 252