Atom

class Atom(atomName)

Bases: dynamicprops, handle, matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous

Atom stores information about alkali/divalent atoms and calculates the atomic structure. This class is based on the well-established python package, ARC (Alkali.ne Rydberg Calculator). Most (but not all) of the atomic data are inherited from the ARC package. I have edited the ARC atomic data in arcDataEdit.py and lithium7_literature_dme.csv to include more up-to-date data. Some ARC functions have defects or convention conflicts so I have to rewrite.

Note: I follow the conventions in Daniel Steck’s Quantum and Atom Optics to define, e.g., the transition matrix elements.

Constructor Summary

Atom(atomName)

Construct an Atom and mirror ARC properties.

Creates ARC object, mirrors its attributes to dynamic MATLAB properties, infers Type, and prepares DataPath.

Parameters:

atomName (string) – Atom/isotope name (ARC-known), e.g., “Lithium7”

Property Summary

ArcObj

ARC atom object (Python)

DataPath string

Where to save the pre-calcualted data, e.g., the \(|M_I,M_J\rangle \leftrightarrow |F,M_F\rangle\) mapping data. Distinguish this with the dataFolder property that pointing to the arc atomic data.

Name string

e.g., “Lithium7”. Check the ARC documents for available atoms.

Type string {mustBeMember(Type,{'Alkali','Divalent'})}

Either “Alkali” or “Divalent”

Method Summary

static loadobj(s)

Reconstruct from (Type, Name).

saveobj()

Save minimal state (Type, Name).