Ultracold Rydberg atoms in a Ioffe-Pritchard trap

Journal Article · Thu Nov 15 04:00:00 EST 2007 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.76.053417· OSTI ID:21028037

Hezel, Bernd ^[1]; Lesanovsky, Igor ^[2]; Schmelcher, Peter ^[1]

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1. Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Heidelberg, Philosophenweg 12, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)
2. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, 6020 Innsbruck (Austria)

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.

• OSTI ID: 21028037
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 76; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
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