Optically pumped atoms
Subtitle: alkali-metal vapors for application
By: William Happer
Contributors: Jau, Yuan-Yu, 1976-; Walker, Thad Gilbert; Wiley online library
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Weinheim
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9783527629503
Subjects: Optical pumping
Description: Covering the most important knowledge on optical pumping of atoms, this ready reference is backed by numerous examples of modelling computation for optical pumped systems. The authors show for the first time that modern scientific computing software makes it practical to analyze the full, multilevel system of optically pumped atoms. To make the discussion less abstract, the authors have illustrated key points with sections of MATLAB codes. To make most effective use of contemporary mathematical software, it is especially useful to analyze optical pumping situations in the Liouville space of de.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Alkali-Metal Atoms; title: Wave Functions and Schṟdinger Space; title: Density Matrix and Liouville Space; title: Optical Pumping of Atoms; title: Quasi-Steady-State Optical Pumping; title: Modulation; title: Light Propagation; title: Radiation Forces; title: Relaxation of Polarized Atoms; title: Mathematical Appendix.