Techniques for Lithium Isotope Separation, Laser Cooling, and Scattering 1st Edition

This book provides the basics of how to construct a laser isotope separation experiment, aswell as a laser cooling magneto optical trap. Beginning with a review the basic optics andquantum mechanics, the atom-field equations and rate equations that include thetransition probabilities for lithium and rubidium are presented. Optical cavities, theinterferometer, methods to adjust and stabilize the laser frequency, and the methods toobtain and use circularly polarized light will be described. A full description of differentdiode laser cavities and the methods to assemble and tune lasers are included. An emphasisof the experimental techniques including a detailed step-by-step thorough explanation ofthese techniques will be provided.