High-angular-momentum states in cold Rydberg gases

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作者
Dutta, SK [1 ]
Feldbaum, D [1 ]
Walz-Flannigan, A [1 ]
Guest, JR [1 ]
Raithel, G [1 ]
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[1] Dept Phys, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.3993
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Cold. dense Rydberg gases produced in a cold-atom trap are investigated using spectroscopic methods and time-resolved electron counting. Optical excitation on the discrete Rydberg resonances reveals longlasting electron emission from the Rydberg gas (> 20 ms). Our observations are explained by lm-mixing collisions between Rydberg atoms and slow electrons that lead to the population of long-lived high-angular-momentum Rydberg states. These atoms thermally ionize slowly and with large probabilities.
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页码:3993 / 3996
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