Probing the spatial distribution of high-angular-momentum Rydberg wave packets

Wyker, B.; Ye, S.; Dunning, F. B.; Yoshida, Shuhei; Reinhold, C. O.; Burgdorfer, J.

doi:10.1103/physreva.84.043412

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“…8, transient localization leading to the buildup of strong oscillations in the survival probability is clearly seen, particularly in panels (c), (f), and (i). (We note in passing that due to more equispaced energy levels at n 312 compared to n 50, the wave packet involving different n levels evolves more coherently, thus increasing the number of orbital periods required to build up large "quantum beat" amplitudes [29].) When probing in the x direction, the measured oscillation amplitudes are largely independent of the size of the applied dc field F dc .…”

Section: B Production Of Circular Statesmentioning

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Characterizing high-nquasi-one-dimensional strontium Rydberg atoms

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The production of high-n, n ∼ 300, quasi-one-dimensional (quasi-1D) strontium Rydberg atoms through two-photon excitation of selected extreme Stark states in the presence of a weak dc field is examined using a crossed laser-atom beam geometry. The dipolar polarization of the electron wave function in the product states is probed using two independent techniques. The experimental data are analyzed with a classical trajectory Monte Carlo simulation employing initial ensembles that are obtained with the aid of quantum calculations based on a two-active-electron model. Comparisons between theory and experiment highlight different characteristics of the product quasi-1D states, in particular, their large permanent dipole moments, ∼1.0 to 1.2n 2 ea 0 , where e is the electronic charge and a 0 is the Bohr radius. Such states can be engineered using pulsed electric fields to create a wide variety of target states.

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Section: B Production Of Circular Statesmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…By monitoring the properties of the resulting Bohr-like wave packets, detailed information on the initial state can be extracted [29]. Here, we employ such circular wave packets to characterize the polarization of the initially prepared Rydberg state.…”

Section: B Production Of Circular Wave Packetsmentioning

confidence: 99%