revised 2015.12.15
Mark Saffman 5330 Chamberlin
Syllabus for Physics 545 Fall 2015, lectures
TR 2:30-3:45 in Ch 2223
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Grading
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Midterm I
Final
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topic
Introduction, Bohr model, atomic units, Schr. Eq. H atom
Schr. Eq. H atom, degeneracy, orbitals, <r^k>, quantum defects
Coulomb wavefunctions, bound + continuum states, matrix elements, start f.s.
fine structure: relativistic momentum, spin-orbit, Darwin
f.s. alkalis, Ang. Mom. I: C-G coefficients, tensor operators, Wigner-Eckart
no class
tutorial on atomic clocks, spherical tensors, Wigner Eckart theorem
finish angular momentum, hyperfine structure, Lamb shift, muonic Lamb shift
Zeeman effect and mixing, hyperfine Zeeman, start magic magnetic field
magic B field, Stark effect, HE1, Scalar, tensor polarizability, BBR shift
linear Stark effect, BBR shift, Einstein A,B, area law
Lorentzian lineshape, saturation, cross section
TDPT, Fermi golden rule, semiclassical B, E1 and M2 lifetimes, circular states
review for midterm
MIDTERM in class
He energy levels, singlet, triplet structure
He direct, exchange integrals
central field approximation, N-electron allowed terms, determinantal products
matching terms and determinantal products, fine structure
Zeeman effect, Hund's rules
line broadening radiative, Doppler, pressure, collisional, absorption spectroscopy
Continuum states and photoionization - simple model, Dynamic polarizability
Polarizability continued, Gaussian beam light shift, Rabi oscillations
density matrix theory, two-level Bloch equations
Thanksgiving
two-photon transitions, dark states, optical forces
laser cooling, Magneto Optical Trap, number and temperature measurements
Multilevel dynamics, optical pumping, state preparation
atomic interactions: magnetic dipole, van der Waals, Forster resonance
Rydberg blockade, entanglement
FINAL Friday, 5:05-7:05 pm
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Recommended
Woodgate
Reading
ch 1,2
ch 4
ch 9
ch. 8.2,8.3
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