Topics today:
1. AMOS: atomic molecular and optical sciences - 21.
century
2. Traditional atomic physics:
Spectroscopy
Atomic processes in gases, astrophysics
Plasma physics
Atomic collisions, ( ions, electrons )
Accelerators (keV, MeV … GeV )
Why laser - coherent light, [ collimation laser
]
picosecond pulses
femtosecond pulses <-
biology, chemistry,
attosecond pulses
strong field lasers
Solid state lasers ….
Quantum physics
Schrödinger Equation, Linear Algebra
< Psi | H | Psi > Expectation
values, Dirac notation
Hydrogen Atom
( ... and 20. century physics)
one-electron atomic systems,
Bound state wavefunctions,
Selection Rules,
Experimental Atomic Physics.