Controlled many-body interactions in a frozen Rydberg gas

被引：44

作者：

Mourachko, I ^{[1
]}

Li, WH ^{[1
]}

Gallagher, TF ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Virginia, Dept Phys, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2004年 / 70卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevA.70.031401

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Previous resonant dipole-dipole energy-transfer experiments of cold Rydberg gases [Anderson , Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 249 (1998); Mourachko , Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 253 (1998)] have been interpreted as providing evidence of many-body, as opposed to purely binary, effects. Here we separate two-body and many-body interactions by introducing an additional Rydberg state, which does not participate directly in the energy-transfer process, but is strongly coupled to one of the final states. We observe broadening of the energy-transfer resonances due to this added Rydberg state, which clearly demonstrates the many-body nature of the dipole-dipole interactions in such a system.

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页码：031401 / 1

页数：4

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