ABSTRACT:
The first part of this thesis concerns an experimental and theoretical study of the atomic spatial distributions in a magneto-optical trap generated by means of radiative vortex forces. With a diaphragm it is possible to vary the waist and power of one of the cooling laser beams and change parameters of large-diameter, parallelogram-shaped atomic orbits called atomotrons. The computer simulations of atomic trajectories (based on the mathematical model of the vortex forces) explained the observed spatial structures, and I employed these simulations to present potential applications of controlling radiative vortex forces by means of laser beam waist and power manipulations. In the second part of the dissertation there is described the experiment in the optical mirror set-up. The experimental set-up fulfilled conditions for which the good quality quantitative results were possible. The analysis of the parameters of the spatial density distributions of the reflected atoms enabled to obtain information about some characteristics of the optical mirror used in the experiment. Those data may have practical meaning in the future experiment in which the optical mirror set up will be used.
| Name of Course | Lectures | Exercises |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Physics - Mechanics | 60 hrs | 45 hrs |
| Introduction to Physics - Electricity and Magnetism | 60 hrs | 45 hrs |
| Introduction to Physics - Optics | 60 hrs | 45 hrs |
| Introduction to Physics - Thermodynamics | 60 hrs | 45 hrs |
| Advanced Analytical Mechanics | 45 hrs | 45 hrs |
| Non Relativistic Quantum Mechanics | 60 hrs | 60 hrs |
| I Physics Laboratory | n/a | 90 hrs |
| II Physics Laboratory | n/a | 210 hrs |
| Advanced Electrodynamics | 45 hrs | 45 hrs |
| Introduction to Physics of Elementary Particles | 30 hrs | 15 hrs |
| Introduction to Nuclear Physics | 30 hrs | 30 hrs |
| Introduction to Atomic Physics | 30 hrs | 30 hrs |
| Introduction to Solid State Physics | 30 hrs | 30 hrs |
| Statistical Physics | 30 hrs | 30 hrs |
| Relativistic Quantum Mechanics | 30 hrs | 30 hrs |
| Physics of Lasers | 30 hrs | none |
| Quantum Electrodynamics, Quantum theory of EM field | 30 hrs | none |
| Advanced Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | 120 hrs | none |
| Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics seminars | n/a | 120 hrs |
| Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Laboratory | n/a | 90 hrs |
| M.S. diploma Laboratory | n/a | 225 hrs |
| Spectroscopy of atoms near the dielectric surface | 30 hrs | none |
| Atomic Collisions | 30 hrs | none |
| Nonlinear Dynamics: Classical and Quantum Chaos | 30 hrs | none |
| General Theory of Relativity | 30 hrs | none |
| Many body Quantum Mechanics | 60 hrs | 60 hrs |
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| Mathematical Analysis | 120 hrs | 120 hrs |
| Advanced Linear Algebra with Geometry | 60 hrs | 60 hrs |
| Mathematical Methods in Physics MMP | 45 hrs | 45 hrs |
| Statistical Methods in Experimental Results Analysis | 30 hrs | 30 hrs |
| Theory of Solitons | 30 hrs | none |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Electronics | 30 hrs | none |
| Electronics Workshop | n/a | 90 hrs |
| Computer Sciences - Programming | 30 hrs | 30 hrs |
| Computer Sciences - Programming in C Language | 30 hrs | none |
| Market Economy | 30 hrs | none |
| Philosophy I | <30 hrs | 30 hrs |
| Philosophy II | 30 hrs | none |
| English Language Advanced Level | n/a | 120 hrs |
| German Language Entry Level | n/a | 90 hrs |