Determination of the Rb ng-series quantum defect by electric-field-induced resonant energy transfer between cold Rydberg atoms
| dc.creator | Afrousheh, K. | |
| dc.creator | Bohlouli-Zanjani, P. | |
| dc.creator | Petrus, J. A. | |
| dc.creator | Martin, J. D. D. | |
| dc.date | 2006-08-18 | |
| dc.date | 2006-12-19 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T07:36:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T07:36:07Z | |
| dc.description | 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). | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608198 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608198 | |
| dc.identifier | Phys. Rev. A, v. 74, 062712 (2006) | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.74.062712 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/120317 | |
| dc.subject | Atomic Physics | |
| dc.title | Determination of the Rb ng-series quantum defect by electric-field-induced resonant energy transfer between cold Rydberg atoms | |
| dc.type | text |