Published November 2007 | Version v1
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Ultracold Rydberg atoms in a Ioffe-Pritchard trap

Creators

  • 1. Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Heidelberg, Philosophenweg 12, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)
  • 2. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, 6020 Innsbruck (Austria)
  • 3. Theoretische Chemie, Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universitaet Heidelberg, INF 229, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)

Description

We discuss the properties of ultracold Rydberg atoms in a Ioffe-Pritchard magnetic field configuration. The derived two-body Hamiltonian unveils how the large size of Rydberg atoms affects their coupling to the inhomogeneous magnetic field. The properties of the compound electronic and center of mass quantum states are thoroughly analyzed. We find very tight confinement of the center of mass motion in two dimensions to be achievable while barely changing the electronic structure compared to the field free case. This paves the way for generating a one-dimensional ultracold Rydberg gas

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.76.053417;
arXiv
arXiv:0705.1299v2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
76
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 053417-053417.12
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39049952
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ATOMS; CENTER-OF-MASS SYSTEM; CONFINEMENT; COUPLING; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HAMILTONIANS; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; RYDBERG STATES; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0000-0013 K; TRAPS; TWO-BODY PROBLEM
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY LEVELS; EXCITED STATES; MANY-BODY PROBLEM; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; QUANTUM OPERATORS; TEMPERATURE RANGE

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