Advanced Atomic Physics
Objectives
At the end of this curricular unit, the student will have acquired the knowledge, skills and competences that allow him:
• To deepen knowledge in areas of applied research, innovation, experimental development, new technologies, not neglecting fundamental research;
• To have autonomy to carry out a bibliographical research and to treat the information obtained about Atomic Physics and its technological applications;
• Be able to articulate diverse areas of knowledge in Atomic Physics with Technology, Instrumentation, Biophysics, Medical Physics, among others.
General characterization
Code
12535
Credits
3.0
Responsible teacher
Mauro António Moreira Guerra
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 35
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
The student should present solid knowledge of:
- Electromagnetism
- Quantum Mechanics
- Atomic Physics
Bibliography
• M. Weissbluth, Atoms and Molecules, Academic Press, New York (1978).
• H. Haken e H. C. Wolf, The physics of atoms and quanta: introduction to experiments and theory, Springer Verlag,
Berlin (2000).
Teaching method
Available soon
Evaluation method
Available soon
Subject matter
• Review of opics on struture of atomic systems
• Hartree-Fock Method
• Relativistic effects
• Angular coupling
• Time evolution of a quantum system
• Time-dependent perturbation theory
• Interaction between atoms and radiation