Coherent Control of Nuclei and X-Rays

Novel coherent light sources such as x-ray free-electron lasers open exciting prospects for the interaction of light with nuclei. The thesis "Coherent Control of Nuclei and X-rays" covers this still-developing field and proposes, in a daring attempt to revolutionize nuclear physics, three innovative schemes for taming nuclei using coherent effects. The theoretical explorations, which address control of nuclear quantum states, a nuclear memory for single photons in future photonic circuits, and optimized concepts for a nuclear clock, make use of new approaches at the borderline between nuclear physics and quantum dynamics. The result is a well written work, impressive in its stimulating style and promising ideas.

List of contents

Theoretical Model.- Nuclear Coherent Population Transfer with X-Ray Laser Pulses.- Coherent Storage and Phase Modulation of Single Hard-X-Ray Photons.- Coherence Enhanced Optical Determination of the 229Th Isomeric Transition.

Summary

Novel coherent light sources such as x-ray free-electron lasers open exciting prospects for the interaction of light with nuclei. The thesis "Coherent Control of Nuclei and X-rays" covers this still-developing field and proposes, in a daring attempt to revolutionize nuclear physics, three innovative schemes for taming nuclei using coherent effects. The theoretical explorations, which address control of nuclear quantum states, a nuclear memory for single photons in future photonic circuits, and optimized concepts for a nuclear clock, make use of new approaches at the borderline between nuclear physics and quantum dynamics. The result is a well written work, impressive in its stimulating style and promising ideas.

Product details

• Authors: Wen-Te Liao
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319350240
• ISBN: 978-3-31-935024-0
• No. of pages: 110
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 8 mm x 236 mm
• Weight: 212 g
• Illustrations: XV, 110 p. 37 illus., 12 illus. in color.
• Series: Springer Theses; Springer Theses
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; Laser, B, Optische Physik, Lasers, Quantum Optics, Nuclear physics, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Physics and Astronomy, Optical physics, Photonics, Applied optics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Heavy ions, Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons