Investigation into the properties and structure of unstable nuclei far from stability is a key
avenue of research in modern nuclear physics. These efforts are motivated by the continual …

Molecules containing short-lived, radioactive nuclei are uniquely positioned to enable a
wide range of scientific discoveries in the areas of fundamental symmetries, astrophysics …

This book is intended for advanced undergraduate, graduate students and researchers who
are interested in Atomic, Molecular and Optical (AMO) Physics. Written as a collection of …

We have produced and characterized an intense, slow, and highly collimated atomic beam
extracted from a standard vapor cell magneto-optical trap (MOT). The technique used is …

Optical experiments have demonstrated cases in which mirror symmetry in stable atoms is
broken during the absorption or emission of light. Such results, which are in conflict with …

This review describes the methods of trap** cold atoms in electromagnetic fields and in
the combined electromagnetic and gravity fields. We discuss first the basic types of the …

Rather different problems can be lumped together under the general term'laser control of
atoms and molecules'. They include the laser selection of atomic and molecular velocities for …

We report a two-chambered, differentially pumped system that permits rapid collection of
trapped atoms with a vapor cell magneto-optical trap (MOT) and efficient transfer of these …

Efficient collection of atoms into a vapor-cell laser trap requires a special wall material for the
cell that minimizes the interactions between the vapor and the wall. Tests of several different …

The alkali element francium has no stable isotopes and has eluded extensive study because
sufficient quantities have not been available for detailed investigations. More than 1000 210 …