Measurement of /sup 85/Rb 27D lifetime using a sample of cold atoms

Author

Oliveira, Aecio L. ; Zanon, R.A.D.S. ; Magalhaes, K.M.F. ; Marcassa

Author_Institution

Inst. de Fisica de Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

fYear

1992

fDate

23-28 May 1992

Firstpage

72

Abstract

Summary form only given. In the late 1990s the idea of using trapped neutral atoms to produce cold Rydberg atoms has drawn special attention. Conventional techniques to study Rydberg atoms using thermal atoms have limitations imposed by velocity dependent and collisional effects. With the advent of the magneto-optical trap (MOT) cold samples of Rydberg atoms, which are naturally Doppler-free, can now be produced. In this work we present the measurement of /sup 80/Rb 27D Rydberg state by field ionization using trapped atoms.

Keywords

Rydberg states; laser cooling; magneto-optical effects; radiative lifetimes; rubidium; /sup 80/Rb 27D Rydberg state; /sup 85/Rb 27D lifetime measurements; Doppler-free; Rb; Rydberg atoms; cold atoms; collisional effects; field ionization; magneto-optical trap cold samples; produce cold Rydberg atoms; study Rydberg atoms; trapped atoms; trapped neutral atoms; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Clouds; Frequency; Lifetime estimation; Optical pulses; Optimized production technology; Probes; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-576-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QELS.1999.807317

Filename

807317