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A: Fachverband Atomphysik

A 17: Ultracold atoms, ions, and BEC IV (joint session A/Q)

A 17.5: Talk

Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 12:15–12:30, f303

Tracking Rydberg atoms with Bose-Einstein Condensates — •Shiva Kant Tiwari and Sebastian Wüster — Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri Bhopal - 462066, M.P. India

We propose to track the position and velocity of mobile Rydberg excited impurity atoms through the elastic interactions of the Rydberg electron with a host condensate [1]. Tracks first occur in the condensate phase, but are then naturally converted to features in the condensate density or momentum distribution. The condensate thus acts analogously to the cloud or bubble chambers in the early days of elementary particle physics. The technique will be useful for exploring Rydberg-Rydberg scattering, rare inelastic processes involving the Rydberg impurities, coherence in Rydberg motion, and forces exerted by the condensate on the impurities [2]. Our simulations show that resolvable tracks can be generated within the immersed Rydberg lifetime and condensate heating is under control. Finally, we demonstrate the utility of this Rydberg tracking technique to study ionizing Rydberg collisions or angular momentum changing interactions with the condensate [3].

References: [1] R. Mukherjee, et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 040401 (2015). [2] G. E. Astrakharchik, et al. Phys. Rev. A 70, 013608 (2004). [3] M. Schlagmüller, et al. Phys. Rev. X 6, 031020 (2016).