Single-color two-photon spectroscopy of Rydberg states in electric fields
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Author(s)
Wall, TE
Cassidy, DB
Hogan, SD
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Rydberg states of atomic helium with principal quantum numbers ranging from n=20 to n=100 have been prepared by non-resonance-enhanced single-color two-photon excitation from the metastable 23S1 state. Photoexcitation was carried out using linearly and circularly polarized pulsed laser radiation. In the case of excitation with circularly polarized radiation, Rydberg states with azimuthal quantum number |mℓ|=2 were prepared in zero electric field and in homogeneous electric fields oriented parallel to the propagation axis of the laser radiation. In sufficiently strong electric fields, individual Rydberg–Stark states were resolved spectroscopically, highlighting the suitability of non-resonance-enhanced multiphoton excitation schemes for the preparation of long-lived high-|mℓ| hydrogenic Rydberg states for deceleration and trapping experiments. Applications of similar schemes for Doppler-free excitation of positronium atoms to Rydberg states are also discussed.
Date Issued
2014-11-25
Date Acceptance
2014-10-10
Citation
Physical Review A, 2014, 90 (5)
ISSN
1050-2947
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review A
Volume
90
Issue
5
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Subjects
General Physics
02 Physical Sciences
01 Mathematical Sciences
03 Chemical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
053430