Half Cycle Pulse Train Induced State Redistribution of Rydberg Atoms
Atomic Physics
2015-05-14 v2
Abstract
Population transfer between low lying Rydberg states independent of the initial state is realized using a train of half-cycle pulses with pulse durations much less than the classical orbit period. We demonstrate experimentally the transfer of population from initial states around n=50 down to n<40 as well as up to the continuum. The measured population transfer matches well to a model of the process for 1D atoms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0910.0877,
title = {Half Cycle Pulse Train Induced State Redistribution of Rydberg Atoms},
author = {P. K. Mandal and A. Speck},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.0877},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
V2: discussion extended, version accepted for publication in Physical Review A