One-dimensional Rydberg Gas in a Magnetoelectric Trap
Atomic Physics
2007-09-17 v3
Abstract
We study the quantum properties of Rydberg atoms in a magnetic Ioffe-Pritchard trap which is superimposed by a homogeneous electric field. Trapped Rydberg atoms can be created in long-lived electronic states exhibiting a permanent electric dipole moment of several hundred Debye. The resulting dipole-dipole interaction in conjunction with the radial confinement is demonstrated to give rise to an effectively one-dimensional ultracold Rydberg gas with a macroscopic interparticle distance. We derive analytical expressions for the electric dipole moment and the critical linear density of Rydberg atoms.
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@article{arxiv.0704.2299,
title = {One-dimensional Rydberg Gas in a Magnetoelectric Trap},
author = {Michael Mayle and Bernd Hezel and Igor Lesanovsky and Peter Schmelcher},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0704.2299},
year = {2007}
}