PHYS 598 AQG

PHYS 598 AQG - Atomic Quantum Gases

Fall 2017

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Special Topics in PhysicsPHYS598AQG68944LEC41400 - 1520 T R  222 Loomis Laboratory Bryce Gadway

Official Description

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in physics intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. Course Information: May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

Section Description

Topics to be covered include: atomic structure ; the interaction of atoms with electromagnetic fields ; atom trapping with lasers and magnetic fields ; laser cooling and evaporative cooling ; ultracold collisions & Feshbach resonances ; Bose & Fermi quantum gases ; properties of interacting atomic Bose-Einstein condensates ; quantum simulation with cold atoms & molecules. Prerequisite - Phys 486