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View SchemaEnhancement of Rydberg atom interactions using ac Stark shifts
| Authors | P. Bohlouli-Zanjani, J. A. Petrus, J. D. D. Martin |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0612233 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0612233 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.203005 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. Lett., v. 98, 203005 (2007) |
Abstract
The ac Stark effect was used to induce resonant energy transfer between translationally cold Rydberg atoms. The Rb Rydberg atoms were obtained by laser excitation of cold atoms from a magneto-optical trap. Using two-photon microwave spectroscopy of the 49s_{1/2}-50s_{1/2} transition, the field strength of a 28.5 GHz dressing field was calibrated. When this dressing field was set at specific field strengths, the two-atom dipole-dipole process 43d_{5/2} + 43d_{5/2} -> 45p_{3/2} + 41f was dramatically enhanced, due to induced degeneracy of the initial and final states. A series of observed resonant field strengths correspond to different magnetic sublevel possibilities for the initial and final states. These agree well with calculated resonance fields based on a perturbative ac Stark shift formula. This method for enhancing interactions is complementary to dc electric-field-induced resonant energy transfer, but has more flexibility due to the possibility of varying the applied frequency.
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"abstract": "The ac Stark effect was used to induce resonant energy transfer between\ntranslationally cold Rydberg atoms. The Rb Rydberg atoms were obtained by laser\nexcitation of cold atoms from a magneto-optical trap. Using two-photon\nmicrowave spectroscopy of the 49s_{1/2}-50s_{1/2} transition, the field\nstrength of a 28.5 GHz dressing field was calibrated. When this dressing field\nwas set at specific field strengths, the two-atom dipole-dipole process\n43d_{5/2} + 43d_{5/2} -\u003e 45p_{3/2} + 41f was dramatically enhanced, due to\ninduced degeneracy of the initial and final states. A series of observed\nresonant field strengths correspond to different magnetic sublevel\npossibilities for the initial and final states. These agree well with\ncalculated resonance fields based on a perturbative ac Stark shift formula.\nThis method for enhancing interactions is complementary to dc\nelectric-field-induced resonant energy transfer, but has more flexibility due\nto the possibility of varying the applied frequency.",
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"P. Bohlouli-Zanjani",
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"J. D. D. Martin"
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"doi": "10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.203005",
"journal_ref": "Phys. Rev. Lett., v. 98, 203005 (2007)",
"title": "Enhancement of Rydberg atom interactions using ac Stark shifts",
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