Rabi oscillations between ground and Rydberg states with dipole-dipole atomic interactions

Rabi oscillations between ground and Rydberg states with dipole-dipole atomic interactions

We demonstrate Rabi oscillations of small numbers of 87Rb atoms between ground and Rydberg states with n< or =43. Coherent population oscillations are observed for single atoms, while the presence of two or more atoms decoheres the oscillations. We show that these observations are consistent with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2008-03, Vol.100 (11), p.113003-113003, Article 113003
Hauptverfasser: Johnson, T A, Urban, E, Henage, T, Isenhower, L, Yavuz, D D, Walker, T G, Saffman, M
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Sprache:eng
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ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
DIPOLES
INTERACTIONS
OSCILLATIONS
RUBIDIUM 87
RYDBERG STATES
VAN DER WAALS FORCES
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Zusammenfassung:We demonstrate Rabi oscillations of small numbers of 87Rb atoms between ground and Rydberg states with n< or =43. Coherent population oscillations are observed for single atoms, while the presence of two or more atoms decoheres the oscillations. We show that these observations are consistent with van der Waals interactions of Rydberg atoms.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.113003