Transitions between Rydberg states in two-color corotating circularly polarized laser pulses

Gebre, Y.; Venzke, J.; Jaron-Becker, A.; Becker, A.

doi:10.1103/physreva.103.013101

Transitions between Rydberg states in two-color corotating circularly polarized laser pulses

Journal Article · Tue Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Physical Review A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.103.013101· OSTI ID:1764717

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Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States); JILA and Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

We present a study of higher-order Raman (Λ, V, and S) transitions between Rydberg states involving the absorption and emission of at least three photons in the interaction of two-color corotating circularly polarized laser pulses with the hydrogen atom. Our analysis is based on results of numerical solutions of the corresponding time-dependent Schrödinger equation. Here, the results for the interaction with (ω,2ω) fields show that the simultaneous interaction with both fields results in an excited state distribution over a broad range of magnetic quantum numbers. Indications of the impact of the Λ, V, and S transitions are found via the analysis of final distributions resulting from the preparation of the atom in specific Rydberg states. Furthermore, we show that similar mechanisms for the redistribution of population between Rydberg states are present in two-color fields with larger differences in the central frequencies, i.e., (ω,3ω) and (ω,4ω) fields.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001771

OSTI ID:: 1764717

Journal Information:: Physical Review A, Journal Name: Physical Review A Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 103; ISSN 2469-9926

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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