Neutral Atom Imaging Using a Pulsed Electromagnetic Lens

• Main Author: Gardner, Jamie Ryan (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Atoms.; Physics.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.

This dissertation describes the design, construction, and characterization of a new type of aberration-corrected, neutral-atom lens. Atom beam control plays a crucial role in many different fields, ranging from fundamental physics research and materials science to applied nanotechnology. Despite thi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Supersonic beams
• Cooling and pumping
• Atoms in a magnetic field
• Magnetic mirror
• Lens design
• Experimental setup
• Results
• Conclusion.