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View SchemaDetermination of the Rb ng-series quantum defect by electric-field-induced resonant energy transfer between cold Rydberg atoms
| Authors | K. Afrousheh, P. Bohlouli-Zanjani, J. A. Petrus, J. D. D. Martin |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/0608198 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608198 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.74.062712 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. A, v. 74, 062712 (2006) |
Abstract
Resonant energy transfer between cold Rydberg atoms was used to determine Rydberg atom energy levels, at precisions approaching those obtainable in microwave spectroscopy. Laser cooled Rb atoms from a magneto-optical trap were optically excited to 32d Rydberg states. The two-atom process 32d(j=5/2) + 32d(j=5/2) -> 34p(j=3/2) + 30g is resonant at an electric field of approximately 0.3 V/cm. This process is driven by the electric dipole-dipole interaction, which is allowed due to the partial f character that the g state acquires in an electric field. The experimentally observed resonant field, together with the Stark map calculation is used to make a determination of the Rb ng-series quantum defect: delta_g (n=30) = 0.00405(6).
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"abstract": "Resonant energy transfer between cold Rydberg atoms was used to determine\nRydberg atom energy levels, at precisions approaching those obtainable in\nmicrowave spectroscopy. Laser cooled Rb atoms from a magneto-optical trap were\noptically excited to 32d Rydberg states. The two-atom process 32d(j=5/2) +\n32d(j=5/2) -\u003e 34p(j=3/2) + 30g is resonant at an electric field of\napproximately 0.3 V/cm. This process is driven by the electric dipole-dipole\ninteraction, which is allowed due to the partial f character that the g state\nacquires in an electric field. The experimentally observed resonant field,\ntogether with the Stark map calculation is used to make a determination of the\nRb ng-series quantum defect: delta_g (n=30) = 0.00405(6).",
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"title": "Determination of the Rb ng-series quantum defect by electric-field-induced resonant energy transfer between cold Rydberg atoms",
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