Efficient three-photon excitation of quasi-one-dimensional strontium Rydberg atoms with n ~ 300

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dc.citation.firstpage13401
dc.citation.journalTitlePhysical Review A
dc.citation.volumeNumber90
dc.contributor.authorYe, S.
dc.contributor.authorZhang, X.
dc.contributor.authorDunning, F.B.
dc.contributor.authorYoshida, S.
dc.contributor.authorHiller, M.
dc.contributor.authorBurgdörfer, J.
dc.contributor.orgRice Quantum Institute
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-08T20:19:43Z
dc.date.available2014-07-08T20:19:43Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe efficient production of very-high-n, n ~ 300, quasi-one-dimensional (quasi-1D) strontium Rydberg atoms through three-photon excitation of extreme Stark states in the presence of a weak dc field is demonstrated using a crossed laser-atom beam geometry. Strongly polarized quasi-1D states with large permanent dipole moments ∼1.2n2 a.u. can be created in the beam at densities (∼106 cm−3) where dipole blockade effects should become important. A further advantage of three-photon excitation is that the product F states are sensitive to the presence of external fields, allowing stray fields to be reduced to very small values. The experimental data are analyzed using quantum calculations based on a two-active-electron model together with classical trajectory Monte Carlo simulations. These allow determination of the atomic dipole moments and confirm that stray fields can be reduced to _25 μV cm−1.
dc.identifier.citationYe, S., Zhang, X., Dunning, F.B., et al.. "Efficient three-photon excitation of quasi-one-dimensional strontium Rydberg atoms with n ~ 300." <i>Physical Review A,</i> 90, (2014) American Physical Society: 13401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.90.013401.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.90.013401
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/76172
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Society
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