Condensate losses and oscillations induced by Rydberg atoms
Atomic Physics
2017-02-17 v1 Quantum Gases
Abstract
We numerically analyze the impact of a single Rydberg electron onto a Bose-Einstein condensate. Both and Rydberg states are studied. The radial size of and states are comparable, hence the only difference is due to the angular dependence of the wavefunctions. We find the atom losses in the condensate after the excitation of a sequence of Rydberg atoms. Additionally, we investigate the mechanical effect in which the Rydberg atoms force the condensate to oscillate. Our numerical analysis is based on the classical fields approximation. Finally, we compare numerical results to experimental data.
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@article{arxiv.1610.03686,
title = {Condensate losses and oscillations induced by Rydberg atoms},
author = {Tomasz Karpiuk and Mirosław Brewczyk and Kazimierz Rzążewski and Anita Gaj and Alexander T. Krupp and Robert Löw and Sebastian Hofferberth and Tilman Pfau},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.03686},
year = {2017}
}
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6 pages, 4 figures, 4 tables