Microwave multiphoton transitions between Rydberg states of potassium

The observation of sequences of from one to as many as twenty-eight-photon transitions between potassium (n + 2)s states and the lowest-energy Stark states of then manifolds for n = 15-18 is reported. The sequences are observed by the scanning of a static electric field from the field at which these...

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Published in:Physical review letters 1986-11, Vol.57 (20), p.2512-2515
Main Authors: BLOOMFIELD, L. A, STONEMAN, R. C, GALLAGHER, T. F
Format: Article
Language:English
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Atomic and molecular physics
Atomic properties and interactions with photons
Exact sciences and technology
Photon interactions with atoms
Physics
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Summary:The observation of sequences of from one to as many as twenty-eight-photon transitions between potassium (n + 2)s states and the lowest-energy Stark states of then manifolds for n = 15-18 is reported. The sequences are observed by the scanning of a static electric field from the field at which these pairs of levels nearly cross, to zero field were they are well separated. The maximum number of photons absorbed is observed to be proportional to the microwave field. 17 ref.--AA
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.57.2512