Coherent Control of Nuclei and X-Rays

• Main Author: Liao, Wen-Te (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Nuclear physics.; Heavy ions.; Hadrons.; Quantum optics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Quantum Optics.

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...

Table 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.