| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Springer theses, 2190-5053 |
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Springer theses.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Atomic Physics Theory & Cooling Methods -- Atom-Field Interactions -- Trapping and Cooling Atoms -- Introduction -- pt. 2. Scattering Models & Their Applications -- The transfer matrix model -- Applications of Transfer Matrices -- Three-Dimensional Scattering with an Optical Memory -- pt. 3. Experimental Work -- Experimental setup -- A Guide for Future Experiments -- Conclusions and Outlook |
| Summary |
This thesis unifies the dissipative dynamics of an atom, particle or structure within an optical field that is influenced by the position of the atom, particle or structure itself. This allows the identification and exploration of the fundamental 'mirror-mediated' mechanisms of cavity-mediated cooling leading to the proposal of a range of new techniques based upon the same underlying principles. It also reveals powerful mechanisms for the enhancement of the radiation force cooling of micromechanical systems, using both active gain and the resonance of a cavity to which the cooled species are external. This work has implications for the cooling not only of weakly-scattering individual atoms, ions and molecules, but also for highly reflective optomechanical structures ranging from nanometre-scale cantilevers to the metre-sized mirrors of massive interferometers |
| Analysis |
Physics |
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Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics |
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Laser Technology, Photonics |
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Low Temperature Physics |
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lasers |
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fysica |
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moleculaire fysica |
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molecular physics |
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kernfysica |
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nuclear physics |
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Physics (General) |
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Fysica (algemeen) |
| Notes |
Ph. D. University of Southampton |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Laser cooling.
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Dipole moments.
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Scattering (Physics)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Lasers & Photonics.
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Physique.
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Astronomie.
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Dipole moments
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Laser cooling
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Scattering (Physics)
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783642297151 |
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3642297153 |
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9783642297144 |
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3642297145 |
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1280997354 |
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9781280997358 |
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