Multichannel atomic spectra frequently exhibit such extraordinary visual complexity that they
appear at first glance to be uninterpretable. The present review discusses how to unravel …

Optical traps and lattices provide a new opportunity to study strongly correlated high spin
systems with cold atoms. In this article, we review the recent progress on the hidden …

The spin-3/2 fermion models with contact interactions have a generic SO (5) symmetry
without any fine-tuning of parameters. Its physical consequences are discussed in both the …

Using the inherent timing stability of pulses from a mode-locked laser, we measure the
cesium 6 P 3/2 excited-state lifetime. An initial pump pulse excites cesium atoms in two …

A review of experimental and theoretical studies of the threshold photoionization of the
heavier rare-gas atoms is presented, with particular emphasis on the autoionization …

We report the laser cooling and confinement of Cd atoms in a magneto-optical trap and
characterize the loading process from the background Cd vapor. The trapping laser drives …

A review of experimental studies of the measurement of the photoionization cross-section for
the excited states of the alkali atoms, alkaline earth atoms, and rare-gas atoms is presented …

Absolute photoionization cross sections from the laser-excited Sr I (5s5p) 1 P o 1 state are
reported showing a giant resonance with a peak cross section of 5600 Mb. The absolute …

We report a precision measurement of the cesium 6 P 3/2 excited-state lifetime. Two
collimated, counterpropagating thermal Cs beams cross perpendicularly to femtosecond …

We study the influence of the quadratic Zeeman effect on the Mott-insulator phases of hard-
core 1D spin-3/2 fermions. We show that, contrary to spinor bosons, the quadratic Zeeman …