Rydberg rings
Atomic Physics
2017-09-13 v1 Quantum Gases
Abstract
Atoms in highly excited Rydberg states exhibit remarkable properties and constitute a powerful tool for studying quantum phenomena in strongly interacting many-particle systems. We investigate alkali atoms that are held in a ring lattice and excited to Rydberg states. The system constitutes an ideal model system to study thermalization of a coherently evolving quantum many-particle system in the absence of a thermal bath. Moreover, it offers exciting perspective to create entangled many-body quantum states which can serve as a resource for the generation of single photons.
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@article{arxiv.1008.4280,
title = {Rydberg rings},
author = {Beatriz Olmos and Igor Lesanovsky},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.4280},
year = {2017}
}
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