电场中Rydberg原子的常数标度能谱方法

标度能谱理论能够简化外场谱及可以经典方法理解原子外场谱而倍受关注。本文报道了用于电场中Rydberg原子常数标度能谱实验研究的装置以及有关的计算机控制、采集及处理系统。该系统对能量E和电场F进行同步控制以保持标度能谱ε=E/F为常数，并成功地得到Rydberg态Sr原子在标度能ε=-3.0时的标度能谱，经过傅里叶变换，获得了电场中Sr原子的电子回归谱。     

Measurement of Ionization Threshold of Ultracold Cesium Rydberg Atoms in Static Electric Field

We investigate the field ionization spectra of ultracold cesium Rydberg atoms in dc electric field. The ionization thresholds of different electric fields are measured and shift of the ionization threshold relative to field-free ionization threshold is accurately described by （6.06±0.14）F1/2, which is in good agreement with the classical saddle-point model for field ionization. We obtain the field-free ionization threshold of cesium （6P3/2） as 19674.89 ± 2.99 cm^-1 by fitting experimental data.     

偏振光激发的Sr原子电偶极辐射

原子与激光场相互作用产生的自发辐射可以用经典电偶极辐射理论很好的描述.通过改变与Sr原子束相互作用激光的偏振方向,分析探测Sr原子束荧光强度的变化,测定了在远场区的电偶极辐射特性.Sr原子电偶极子在远场区辐射能量的空间方向分布满足sin2θ关系,利用这一规律可以有效地探测到最强的荧光光谱.     

Diffusion Dynamics of Rydberg States in the Field of Radiation with Continuous Spectrum

Optics and Spectroscopy - Redistribution of population of Rydberg states and ionization of an atom as a result of multistep cascade transitions between states induced by radiation with continuous...     

Microwave saturation of the Rydberg States of electrons on helium

We present measurements of the resonant microwave excitation of Rydberg energy levels for surface-state electrons on superfluid helium. The temperature-dependent contribution to the linewidth gamma(T) agrees with theoretical predictions and is very small below 700 mK, in the ripplon scattering regime. Absorption saturation and power broadening were observed as the fraction of electrons in the first excited state was increased to 0.49, close to the thermal excitation limit of 0.5. The Rabi frequency Omega was determined as a function of microwave power. High values of the ratio Omega/gamma confirm this system as an excellent candidate for creating qubits.     

Coherent Excitation of Rydberg States in the Gas of Cold 40Ca Atoms

JETP Letters - The spectra of highly excited 40Ca atoms prepared using a magneto-optical trap and an ultraviolet laser are experimentally studied. The dependence of the atomic density in the...     

热辐射中存在偶极相互作用的原子量子态保真度研究

建立了两个两能级原子置于热辐射场环境中的模型,当计及原子偶极间的相互作用时,利用密度矩阵方法,得到两能级原子密度矩阵元随时间的演化规律.针对三种不同的初始状态,分析置于强热辐射场中原子量子态保真度.结果表明:两个原子初始处于不同量子叠加态,量子信息在传输过程中可能发生部分失真,也可能不失真.初始状态对量子信息失真的快慢程度有明显的影响.     

热辐射场中两个耦合的二能级原子量子态的纠缠

两个偶极耦合的二能级原子置于热辐射场中,原子用泡利算符描述,环境用无穷的谐振子热库描述,运用密度矩阵方法,得到两能级原子密度矩阵元演化规律.针对三种不同的初始状态,利用共生纠缠度分析置于热辐射场中原子量子态的纠缠.结果表明:当两个原子初始处于不同量子叠加态时,原子的纠缠呈现出明显的差异.     

一种高分辨里德堡原子外场光谱实验方法

介绍一种用于里德堡原子外场效应研究的实验方法，用该方法获得了Ｓｅ原子里德堡态各种外场效应研究的初步结果，显示了此方法用于外场效应的研究的有效性。     

Measurement of the Ratio between g‐Factors of the Ground States of 87Rb and 85Rb

The ratio between the Landé g‐factors of the ${}^{87}$Rb $F=2$ and ${}^{85}$Rb $F=3$ ground‐state hyperfine levels is experimentally measured to be $g_F(87)/g_F(85)=1.4988586(1)$, consistent with previous measurements. The g‐factor ratio is determined by comparing the Larmor frequencies of overlapping ensembles of ${}^{87}$Rb and ${}^{85}$Rb atoms contained within an evacuated, antirelaxation‐coated vapor cell. The atomic spins are polarized via synchronous optical pumping and the Larmor frequencies are measured by off‐resonant probing using optical rotation of linearly polarized light. The accuracy of this measurement of $g_F(87)/g_F(85)$ exceeds that of previous measurements by a factor of ≈50 and is sensitive to effects related to quantum electrodynamics.     

Observation of the Dipole Blockade Effect in Detecting Rydberg Atoms by the Selective Field Ionization Method

The dipole blockade effect at laser excitation of mesoscopic ensembles of Rydberg atoms lies in the fact that the excitation of one atom to a Rydberg state blocks the excitation of other atoms due to the shift in the collective energy levels of interacting Rydberg atoms. It is used to obtain the entangled qubit states based on single neutral atoms in optical traps. In this paper, we present our experimental results on the observation of the dipole blockade for mesoscopic ensembles of 1–5 atoms when they are detected by the selective field ionization method. We have investigated the spectra of the three-photon laser excitation 5S1/2 → 5P3/2 → 6S1/2 → nP3/2 of cold Rydberg Rb atoms in a magneto-optical trap. We have found that for mesoscopic ensembles this method allows only a partial dipole blockage to be observed. This is most likely related to the presence of parasitic electric fields reducing the interaction energy of Rydberg atoms, the decrease in the probability of detecting high states, and the strong angular dependence of the interaction energy of Rydberg atoms in a single interaction volume.     

Tomography of Binomial States of the Radiation Field

The symplectic, optical, and photon-number tomographic symbols of binomial states of the radiation field are studied. Explicit relations for all tomograms of the binomial states are obtained. Two measures for nonclassical properties of these states are discussed.     

Diagnostics of a Diluted Ultracold Plasma Using the Autoionization Effect of Rydberg States of 40Ca Atoms

JETP Letters - A sensitive method to study a dilute ultracold plasma based on the autoionization resonances of Rydberg atoms is demonstrated. Ultracold 40Ca Rydberg atoms are prepared in a...     

Quantum Statistical Aspects of Interactions Between the Radiation Field and Two Entangled Two-Level Atoms in the Presence of Stark Shift Terms

We consider a system consisting of two two-level atoms interacting with a radiation field, including Stark shift terms, and investigate the effect of Stark shift terms on the interaction between the radiation field and the two atoms. Within the framework of the Heisenberg picture, we obtain the general solution to the operator equations of motion. In addition, we derive the general solution obtained by solving the system of differential equations. Some statistical aspects such as atomic inversion and linear entropy are discussed in detail. We study the effect of the time-dependent function on the population inversion and linear entropy. Finally, we examine the linear entropy, concurrence, and quantum and classical correlations for different values of the detuning parameter.     

Transition Probabilities Among Fock States of an Ion in Harmonic Trap due to Alternating Electric Field

In this paper, we derive the exact analytical expressions of the transition probabilities among the Fock states of an ion in a harmonic trap due to the presence of an alternating electric field.     

Transition Probabilities Among Fock States of an Ion in Harmonic Trap due to Alternating Electric Field

In this paper, we derive the exact analytical expressions of the transition probabilities among the Fock states of an ion in a harmonic trap due to the presence of an alternating electric field.     

Measurements of the Rydberg Transition Energies for the n1S0 State and the Ionization Potential for 40Ca Atoms

JETP Letters - Two-photon spectroscopy has been applied to measure the Rydberg transition energies in the n1S0 state of 40Ca atoms at n = 40–120. The ionization potential determined from...     

Wide-Aperture Liquid Calorimeters for Measuring the Energy of Powerful Microwave Radiation Pulses

Russian Physics Journal - An overview was done of the efficient devices designed to measure the energy of powerful electromagnetic radiation pulses of the relativistic microwave sources –...     

Spectral Analysis for Systems of Atoms and Molecules Coupled to the Quantized Radiation Field

We consider systems of static nuclei and electrons – atoms and molecules – coupled to the quantized radiation field. The interactions between electrons and the soft modes of the quantized electromagnetic field are described by minimal coupling, p→p−e A (x), where A(x) is the electromagnetic vector potential with an ultraviolet cutoff. If the interactions between the electrons and the quantized radiation field are turned off, the atom or molecule is assumed to have at least one bound state. We prove that, for sufficiently small values of the fine structure constant α, the interacting system has a ground state corresponding to the bottom of its energy spectrum. For an atom, we prove that its excited states above the ground state turn into metastable states whose life-times we estimate. Furthermore the energy spectrum is absolutely continuous, except, perhaps, in a small interval above the ground state energy and around the threshold energies of the atom or molecule. Received: 3 September 1998 / Accepted: 17 March 1999