Normal-Incidence Electrostatic Rydberg Atom Mirror
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
- Laboratorium fuer Physikalische Chemie, ETH Zuerich CH-8093, Zurich (Switzerland)
A Rydberg atom mirror has been designed and its operational principle tested experimentally. A supersonic expansion containing H atoms moving with a velocity of 720 m/s initially propagates toward a quadrupolar electrostatic mirror. The H atoms are then photoexcited to n=27 Rydberg states with a positive Stark shift and move in a rapidly increasing electric field. The H atom beam is stopped in 4.8 {mu}s, only 1.9 mm away from the photoexcitation spot, and is then reflected back. The reflection process is monitored by pulsed field ionization and imaging.
- OSTI ID:
- 20860532
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 97; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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