Demonstration of three-dimensional electrostatic trapping of state-selected Rydberg atoms

被引：94

作者：

Hogan, S. D. ^{[1
]}

Merkt, F. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ETH, Phys Chem Lab, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2008年 / 100卷 / 04期

关键词：

INHOMOGENEOUS ELECTRIC-FIELDS; DECELERATION;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.043001

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

A three-dimensional trap for Rydberg atoms in selected Stark states has been realized experimentally. H atoms seeded in a supersonic expansion of Ar are excited to the low-field seeking n=30, k=25, vertical bar m vertical bar=0, 2 Rydberg-Stark states, decelerated from a mean initial velocity of 665 m/s to zero velocity in the laboratory frame and loaded into a three-dimensional electrostatic trap. The motion of the cold Rydberg atom cloud in the trap and the decay of the trapped atoms have been studied by pulsed electric field ionization and imaging techniques.

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