SUBRECOIL COOLING OF RYDBERG ATOMS

被引:7
作者
KORSUNSKY, E [1 ]
ROZHDESTVENSKY, Y [1 ]
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[1] SI VAVILOV STATE OPT INST, ST PETERSBURG 199034, RUSSIA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1995年 / 52卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.52.3027
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Two mechanisms for production of an ensemble of atoms in a highly excited state with very narrow distribution of the atomic center-of-mass momentum (cold Rydberg atoms) are proposed. The mechanisms are based on velocity-selective pi pulses and coherent population trapping in three-level cascade systems with the uppermost state being the Rydberg one. Both methods permit one to reach subrecoil temperatures of the Rydberg atoms.
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页码:3027 / 3032
页数:6
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