Cold atoms and molecules

This book introduces the preparation, measurement and properties of ultra-cold atoms and molecules at a level accessible to advanced undergraduate students or for researchers approaching the subject from different specialities. Including a review of cooling techniques, the book focuses on the behaviour and applications of both ultra-cold atoms and molecules, and how they are shaping research in atomic physics, quantum optics, condensed matter physics, statistical mechanics, quantum information processing, quantum simulators and finding applications in ultra-high-precision atomic clocks and quantum metrology. Readers of this book should develop an understanding of the techniques used to cool, trap, manipulate and perform measurements on ultra-cold atoms and molecules, as well as how such systems are in being used in a range of exciting areas of modern physics.

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1. Gaseous atoms or molecules : what happens at ultra-low temperature? -- 1.1. Why do gaseous atoms and molecules float? -- 1.2. Is transition to liquid or solid phase always possible? -- 1.3. Special characters of cold atoms and molecules in gaseous state

2. Role of laser light to search the structure of atoms and molecules -- 2.1. Fundamental of quantum mechanics -- 2.2. Structure of the hydrogen atom -- 2.3. Energy structures of diatomic molecules -- 2.4. Search of energy structure of atoms and molecules using lasers

3. Physics of cold atoms (neutral, ion) -- 3.1. How can we get cold atoms? -- 3.2. Atomic interferometry -- 3.3. Cold atomic collision -- 3.4. BEC and Fermi degeneracy -- 3.5. Quantum entangled state -- 3.6. Precise measurement of atomic transition frequencies -- 3.7. BEC of positronium

4. Physics of cold molecules? -- 4.1. Difference of experimental technology between atoms and molecules -- 4.2. Production of ultra-cold molecules bonding two ultra-cold atoms -- 4.3. Deceleration of molecules -- 4.4. Precise measurement of the molecular transition frequencies -- 4.5. New physics from precise measurement of molecular transition frequencies -- 4.6. Bose-Einstein c…