Photoinitiated collisions between cold Cs Rydberg atoms

Experimental studies of a photoinitiated collision in an ultracold Cs Rydberg gas are presented. The process is characterized by measuring the laser intensity dependence of the absorption, the number of particles leaving each collision, and the recoil velocity of the collision fragments. The results...

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Published in:Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 2007-07, Vol.76 (1), Article 011403
Main Authors: Overstreet, K. Richard, Schwettmann, Arne, Tallant, Jonathan, Shaffer, James P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ABSORPTION
ATOM-ATOM COLLISIONS
ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOMS
CESIUM
FUNCTIONS
LASER RADIATION
MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES
PAIRING INTERACTIONS
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
POTENTIALS
RECOILS
RYDBERG STATES
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0000-0013 K
VELOCITY
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Summary:Experimental studies of a photoinitiated collision in an ultracold Cs Rydberg gas are presented. The process is characterized by measuring the laser intensity dependence of the absorption, the number of particles leaving each collision, and the recoil velocity of the collision fragments. The results of the experiment are compared to ab initio Rydberg pair interaction potentials.
ISSN:1050-2947
1094-1622
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.76.011403