Course Identification

Ultracold Atomic Gasses
20171142

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Prof. Nir Davidson, Prof. Ofer Firstenberg, Prof. Roee Ozeri
Dr. Hagai Edri, Dr. Noam Matzliah

Course Schedule and Location

2017
Second Semester
Tuesday, 09:15 - 11:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm A

Tutorials
Monday, 14:15 - 15:00, Drori Auditorium
28/03/2017

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 3.00 points
Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 3.00 points
Chemical Sciences (Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics Track): Lecture; Elective; 3.00 points

Comments



Tutorials had moved to Mondays, 14:15- 15:00, at Drori Auditorium.
On 3/4 the tutorial will be held at room A

* 2 additional lectures: Wednesday, April 26th, 13:15-15:00, Weissman seminar room A, and Thursday, May 4th, 16:15-18:00, Weissman seminar room A

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

30

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

50%
50%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

06/08/2017
Weissman, Seminar Rm A
0900-1300
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Scheduled date 2

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-
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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

2

Syllabus

  • introduction: laser cooling, evaporation, trapping techniques 
  • Ultracold collisions, S-wave scattering, Feschbach, molecular potentials
  • Bose-Einstein Condensates
  • Atoms in Optical lattices
  • Ultracold Fermions 
  • Ultracold Rydberg gasses and plasma 
  • Ultracold trapped ions 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate deep knowlege and understanding of ultracold matter

Reading List

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Website

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