Ultracold Rydberg Atoms in a Ioffe-Pritchard Trap
arXiv:0705.1299 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.76.053417
Abstract
We discuss the properties of ultracold Rydberg atoms in a Ioffe-Pritchard magnetic field configuration. The derived two-body Hamiltonian unveils how the large size of Rydberg atoms affects their coupling to the inhomogeneous magnetic field. The properties of the compound electronic and center of mass quantum states are thoroughly analyzed. We find very tight confinement of the center of mass motion in two dimensions to be achievable while barely changing the electronic structure compared to the field free case. This paves the way for generating a one-dimensional ultracold quantum Rydberg gas.
arXiv comment30 pages, 10 figures, added references, substantiation of approximations
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