Title :
Long-range interactions in a cold Rydberg gas
Author :
Gould, P.L. ; Farooqi, S.M. ; Tong, D. ; Stanojevic, J. ; Krishnan, S. ; Zhang, Y.P. ; Cote, R. ; Eyier, E.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
The excitation of cold Rydberg atoms is significantly influenced by long-range van der Waals interactions. Avoided crossings between interatomic potentials lead to molecular resonances, while energy level shifts from neighboring atoms suppress resonant Rydberg excitation.
Keywords :
Rydberg states; energy level crossing; laser cooling; potential energy functions; radiation pressure; resonant states; van der Waals forces; cold Rydberg atom excitation; energy level shift; interatomic potential; long-range interaction; molecular resonance; trapping; van der Waals interaction; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Charge carrier processes; Energy states; Information processing; Laser excitation; Optical polarization; Physics; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548835
