Precision measurements of quantum defects in the nP3/2 Rydberg states of 85Rb

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作者
Sanguinetti, B. [1 ]
Majeed, H. O. [1 ]
Jones, M. L. [1 ]
Varcoe, B. T. H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Leeds, Sch Phys & Astron, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
SPECTROSCOPY; RUBIDIUM; ATOMS; ENERGIES; LASER; GATES;
D O I
10.1088/0953-4075/42/16/165004
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Rydberg states are used in our one atom Maser experiment because they offer a large dipole moment and couple strongly to low numbers of microwave photons in a high-Q cavity. Here, we report the absolute frequencies of the P-3/2 states for principal quantum numbers n = 36-63. These measurements were made with a three step laser excitation scheme. A wavemeter was calibrated against a frequency comb to provide accurate absolute frequency measurements over the entire range, reducing the measurement uncertainty to 1 MHz. We compare the spectroscopic results with known frequency measurements as a test of measurement accuracy.
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