A CONTINUOUS BEAM OF CIRCULAR RYDBERG ATOMS FOR FUNDAMENTAL TESTS AND APPLICATIONS IN METROLOGY

被引：21

作者：

NUSSENZWEIG, A

HARE, J

STEINBERG, AM

MOI, L

GROSS, M

HAROCHE, S

机构：

[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT PHYS,BERKELEY,CA 94720

[2] IST FIS ATOM & MOLEC,I-56127 PISA,ITALY

来源：

EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1991年 / 14卷 / 08期

关键词：

MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; RADIOFREQUENCY AND MICROWAVE SPECTRA; MAGNETOOPTICAL AND ELECTROOPTICAL SPECTRA;

D O I：

10.1209/0295-5075/14/8/006

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We have produced a continuous beam of circular Rydberg atoms. Using three-step c.w. laser excitation followed by an adiabatic microwave transfer, we have prepared circular-states of lithium with principal quantum numbers ranging from n = 26 to n = 30. The circular state beam flux was 2.6 . 10(6) atoms/s. This beam could be useful in high-precision measurements and fundamental cavity QED experiments.

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页码：755 / 760

页数：6

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