Hamburg 2009 – wissenschaftliches Programm

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A: Fachverband Atomphysik

A 1: Plasma Interactions / Rydberg Atoms

A 1.2: Vortrag

Montag, 2. März 2009, 11:30–11:45, VMP 6 HS-B

Mapping the composite character of magnetically trapped Rydberg atoms — •Michael Mayle¹, Igor Lesanovsky², and Peter Schmelcher^1,3 — ¹Theoretische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg — ²School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, UK — ³Physikalisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg

By investigating the quantum properties of magnetically trapped nS_1/2 Rydberg atoms, it is demonstrated that the composite nature of Rydberg atoms significantly alters their trapping properties opposed to point-like particles with identical magnetic moment. Employing an off-resonant two photon coupling scheme, a setup is proposed which allows to observe the signatures of the Rydberg trapping potential using a gas of ground state atoms. In addition, such a scheme provides new possibilities for designing trapping potentials for ground state atoms.