2018 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2018

Session

W1-2 Strategies and Good Practices for Teaching Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOPC/DPE) | Stratégies et bonnes pratiques d'enseignement de la physique atomique, moléculaire et optique (DPAMPC/DEP)

W1-2

13 Jun 2018, 08:00

Dalhousie University

Conveners

W1-2 Strategies and Good Practices for Teaching Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOPC/DPE) | Stratégies et bonnes pratiques d'enseignement de la physique atomique, moléculaire et optique (DPAMPC/DEP)

• Adriana Predoi-Cross (University of Lethbridge)

2142. Towards passive polarization compensation of quantum key distribution signals for free-space quantum communication (G)*

Ramy Tannous (University of Waterloo)

13/06/2018, 08:00

Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)

Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)

As the world becomes ever more connected, activities such as online banking, shopping and personal data storage will become increasingly popular. The security of these services is essential since private information is involved. Cryptography that rely on computational complexity have not been proven to be secure. Quantum key Distribution (QKD) uses the physical phenomena prevalent in the...

2197. Antihydrogen 1S-2P Spectroscopy (G)*

Mr Andrew Evans (University of Calgary)

13/06/2018, 08:15

Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)

Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)

Antihydrogen and hydrogen are simple atomic systems which provide an ideal platform to study differences between antimatter and matter; current theories predict that the universe should be composed of equal quantities of matter and antimatter but cosmological observations place the ratio of the two near 10^-4. The ALPHA (Antihydrogen Laser PHysics Apparatus) collaboration at CERN studies the...

2325. Teaching optical physics at the graduate level: research and career objectives help determine content and methods of delivery (I)

Melanie Campbell (University of Waterloo)

13/06/2018, 08:30

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

2308. Atomic Theory: Drilling Down to New Physics (I)

Dr Gordon Drake (University of Windsor)

13/06/2018, 09:00

Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

The helium atom with its nucleus and two electrons provides a prime example of the quantum mechanical three-body problem. It is often used in text books to provide an example of simple approximation methods for atomic structure calculations. However, variational solutions to the three-body Schrodinger equation that are essentially exact for all practical purposes are possible, and they provide...

2312. Pedagogical development of upper-level electrodynamics as a foundation for AMO Physics

Chitra Rangan (University of Windsor)

13/06/2018, 09:30

Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)

Oral (Non-Student) / Orale (non-étudiant(e))

A strong foundation in upper-level electrodynamics is necessary to learning Atomic, Molecular and Optical (AMO) Physics. But the combination of two features: students having to learn many key concepts, as well as to master the use of mathematical techniques in order to understand the applications, makes this course challenging both for the student and the instructor.

I have re-developed...