Laser Cooling And Trapping (Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics) (1999. XVI, 323 p. w. 115 figs. 24,5 cm)

Laser cooling is a new technique that has led to new insights into the behavior of atoms. This text covers the foundations, the techniques, and applications: from atomic clocks and studies of collision processes to diffraction and interference of atomic beams at optical lattices. It is aimed at advanced undergraduates and beginning graduates.