Workshops on Cooling and Trapping of Atoms and other Advanced Laboratory Experiments

两个讲习班将为40名教授高年级实验物理课程或可能正在考虑开发此类课程的大学教师提供服务。该计划将促进关于先进实验室实验的思想交流，特别是三个廉价的，自制的（从商业零件）可调谐二极管激光实验：光栅反馈的可调谐二极管激光，无多普勒饱和吸收，以及原子的冷却和俘获。其他实验将包括传输线（同轴、波导和光纤）、激光的横向和纵向模式研究、计算机辅助实验、电子能谱、射频能谱、微波能谱、光谱学（原子和分子）和伽马射线能谱。在研讨会期间，总共将进行17项实验。将提供设备清单、数据、电路图和有用的提示，以协助在参与者的家庭机构开展类似的实验。PI将选择各种各样的参与者，以优化所有人的学习体验。理想情况下，大约80%的人将是那些正在开发高级实验课程的人，而20%的人将已经教授一门成熟的实验课程。后一组将能够与发展中组分享有价值的信息。我们特别敦促物理界的少数族裔申请参加这些研讨会。

Two workshops will serve 40 college faculty who teach upper-division experimental physics courses or who may be considering the development of such a course. The program will facilitate the exchange of ideas about advanced laboratory experiments in general, and particularly three inexpensive, homebuilt (from commercial parts) tunable diode laser experiments: Turnable Diode Laser with Grating Feedback, Doppler-Free Saturated Absorption, and Cooling and Trapping of Atoms. Other experiments will include transmission lines (coaxial, waveguide, and optical fiber), transverse and longitudinal mode studies of lasers, computer-assisted experimentation, electron spectroscopy, radio-frequency spectroscopy, microwave spectroscopy, optical spectroscopy (atomic and molecular), and gamma ray spectroscopy. A total of 17 experiments will be in operation during the workshops. Equipment lists, data, circuit diagrams, and helpful hints will be provided to assist in the development of similar experiments at the home institutions of the participants. The PI will select a variety of participants that will optimize the learning experience for all. Ideally, about 80% of the individuals would be those who are developing an advanced laboratory course, while 20% would already be teaching a well-developed laboratory course. The latter group would be able to share valuable information with the developing group. We specifically urge minorities in the physics community to apply for these workshops.