DocumentCode
444193
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
Volume
1
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
515
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548835
Filename
1548835
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