A Program of Research in Atomic and Molecular Physics and Related Areas

原子和分子物理和化学的广泛研究计划将继续在七个相互关联的领域进行：(1)基础和精密测量，利用原子计量学的最新进展和激光的新发展。(2)原子-单光子相互作用，利用捕获的局域原子和各种电磁场。(3)原子动力学及其与静电场的相互作用，包括原子结构的理论研究和实验研究。(4)原子-电子相互作用、原子-原子相互作用、原子-原子-光子相互作用，研究了在较大温度范围内原子碰撞和能量传递的性质。(5)简单分子体系，包括对这类体系的激发和分解的研究。(6)更复杂的分子和团簇，包括各种成键机制和不寻常的原子聚集体的性质的研究。(7)技术发展，主要是更精确地控制电磁辐射和更精确地定位超低温原子陷阱。每个研究课题都包含理论和实验两方面的内容。

A broad program of research in atomic and molecular physics and chemistry will continue in seven inter-related areas: (1) Fundamental and precision measurements, using the latest advances in atomic metrology coupled with new developments in lasers. (2) Atom-single photon interactions, using trapped localized atoms and a variety of electromagnetic fields. (3) Dynamics of atoms and their interaction with static fields, including both theoretical and experimental studies of atomic structure. (4) Atom-electron, atom-atom, and atom-atom-photon interactions, studying the properties of atomic collisions and energy transfer over a broad range of temperature. (5) Simple molecular systems, including studies of excitation and breakup of such systems. (6) More complex molecules and clusters, including studies of various bonding mechanisms and the properties of unusual aggregates of atoms. (7) Technology development, principally the development of more precise control over electromagnetic radiation and of more precisely localized ultra-low temperature atomic traps. Each research topic contains both theoretical and experimental elements.