Measurements of blackbody-radiation-induced transition rates between high-lying S, P, and D Rydberg levels
Anno: 2022
Autori: Archimi M., Ceccanti M., Distefano M., Di Virgilio L., Franco R., Greco A., Simonelli C., Arimondo E., Ciampini D., Morsch O
Affiliazione autori: Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Fis E Fermi, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; INO CNR, Via G Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy.
Abstract: We report experimental measurements of the rates of blackbody-radiation-induced transitions between high-lying (n > 60) S, P, and D Rydberg levels of rubidium atoms in a magneto-optical trap using a hybrid field ionization and state-selective depumping technique [Archimi et al., Phys. Rev. A 100, 030501(R) (2019); Simonelli et al., Phys. Rev. A 96, 043411 (2017)]. Our results reveal significant deviations of the measured transition rates from theory for well-defined ranges of the principal quantum number. We assume that the most likely cause for those deviations is a modified blackbody spectrum inside the glass cell in which the magneto-optical trap is formed, and we test this assumption by installing electrodes to create an additional microwave cavity around the cell. From the results, we conclude that it should be possible to use such external cavities to control and suppress the blackbody-radiation-induced transitions.
Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICAL REVIEW A
Volume: 105 (6) Da Pagina: 063104-1 A: 063104-8
Parole chiavi: FIELD-IONIZATION; STATES; LIFETIMES; ATOM; SPECTROSCOPY; DEPOPULATION; RESOLUTIONDOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.105.063104Citazioni: 7dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2025-06-29Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui
