Toward a Rydberg Constant Measurement on Circular Atoms

Year: 1993

Authors: Hare J., Nüssenzweig A., Gabbanini C., Weidemüller M., Goy P., Gross M., Haroche S.

Autors Affiliation: Département de Physique de l\’ENS, Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Hertzienne, Unité Associée au CNRS (UA 18) et à l\’Université, Paris VI, F-75231, Paris Cedex 05, France; Istituto di Fisica Atomica e Molecolare del CNR, 1–56127, Pisa, Italy; Sektion Physik der Universität München, D-8000, München 40, Germany

Abstract: We are performing a high-resolution spectroscopy experiment on the microwave transitions connecting circular states of lithium atoms. Our aim is a measurement of the Rydberg constant, directly in frequency units, with an uncertainty of less than 10(–10). This experiment involves a continuous excitation of circular Rydberg atoms and requires typically a 1 ms interaction time with a 300–500 GHz microwave field. To obtain such an interaction time, laser deceleration of a thermal atomic beam and an extended microwave cavity will be used.

Journal/Review: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT

Volume: 42 (2)      Pages from: 331  to: 334

KeyWords: Atomic measurements; Laser applications; Lithium; Microwave spectroscopy; Rydberg constant; Thermal atomic beam
DOI: 10.1109/19.278576

Citations: 12
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