Atomic Physics

1- Introduction: a historical perspective 

• Spectrum of atomic Hydrogen
• Bohr’s theory
• Relativistic effects
• Other observations

2- The Hydrogen atom

• Some useful concepts from Quantum Mechanics 
• The Coulomb potential
• Transitions
• Fine structure
• Hyperfine structure

3 - Many-electron atoms and spectroscopy

• The shell model and the periodic table
• Alkali atoms
• The Helium atom
• Atoms with 2 valence electrons
• The Stark effect
• The Zeeman effect

4 Laser cooling and trapping 

• Radiative forces 
• Doppler cooling
• Magneto-optical trap