Laser Control of Atoms and Molecules

Download or read book Laser Control of Atoms and Molecules written by V. S. Letokhov and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2007-02-15 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text treats laser light as a universal tool to control matter at the atomic and molecular level, one of the most exciting applications of lasers. Lasers can heat matter, cool atoms to ultra-low temperatures where they show quantum collective behaviour, and can act selectively on specific atoms and molecules for their detection and separation.