Emergence of synchronisation in a driven-dissipative hot Rydberg vapor
Atomic Physics
2025-03-11 v3 Quantum Gases
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We observe synchronisation in a thermal (35-60 {\deg}C) atomic (Rb) ensemble driven to a highly-excited Rydberg state (principle quantum number n ranging from 43 to 79). Synchronisation in this system is unexpected due to the atomic motion, however, we show theoretically that sufficiently strong interactions via a global Rydberg density mean field causes frequency and phase entrainment. The emergent oscillations in the vapor's bulk quantities are detected in the transmission of the probe laser for a two-photon excitation scheme.
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@article{arxiv.2306.05188,
title = {Emergence of synchronisation in a driven-dissipative hot Rydberg vapor},
author = {Karen Wadenpfuhl and C. Stuart Adams},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.05188},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
6 pages main document (including 4 figures) and 4 pages Supplementary Material (including 3 figures). Updated version, including additional appendix E, fixed typo in last summand of SuppMat equation (A1f)