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Photoassociation of rovibrational Rydberg molecules
O. Thomas, C. Lippe, T. Eichert +1
In this work we discuss the rotational structure of Rydberg molecules. We calculate the complete wave function in a laboratory fixed frame and derive the transition matrix elements…
Experimental realization of a Rydberg optical Feshbach resonance in a quantum many-body system
Oliver Thomas, Carsten Lippe, Tanita Eichert +1
Feshbach resonances in ultra-cold atomic gases have led to some of the most important advances in atomic physics. They did not only enable ground breaking work in the BEC-BCS cross…
Anomalous excitation facilitation in inhomogeneously broadened Rydberg gases
Fabian Letscher, Oliver Thomas, Thomas Niederprüm +2
When atomic gases are laser driven to Rydberg states in an off resonant way, a single Rydberg atom may enhance the excitation rate of surrounding atoms. This leads to a facilitated…
Bistability vs. Metastability in Driven Dissipative Rydberg Gases
Fabian Letscher, Oliver Thomas, Thomas Niederprüm +2
We investigate the possibility of a bistable phase in an open many-body system. To this end we discuss the microscopic dynamics of a continuously off-resonantly driven Rydberg latt…
Rydberg molecule-induced remote spin-flips
Thomas Niederprüm, Oliver Thomas, Tanita Eichert +1
We have performed high resolution photoassociation spectroscopy of rubidium ultra long-range Rydberg molecules in the vicinity of the 25 state. Due to the hyperfine interaction…
Observation of pendular butterfly Rydberg molecules
Thomas Niederprüm, Oliver Thomas, Tanita Eichert +4
Obtaining full control over the internal and external quantum states of molecules is the central goal of ultracold chemistry and allows for the study of coherent molecular dynamics…
Dynamically Probing Ultracold Lattice Gases via Rydberg Molecules
Torsten Manthey, Thomas Niederprüm, Oliver Thomas +1
We show that the excitation of long-range Rydberg molecules in a three-dimensional optical lattice can be used as a position- and time-sensitive probe of the site occupancy in the…
Giant cross section for molecular ion formation in ultracold Rydberg gases
Thomas Niederprüm, Oliver Thomas, Torsten Manthey +2
We have studied the associative ionization of a Rydberg atom and a ground state atom in an ultracold Rydberg gas. The measured scattering cross section is three orders of magnitude…
Mesoscopic Rydberg-blockaded ensembles in the superatom regime and beyond
T. M. Weber, M. Höning, T. Niederprüm +6
Controlling strongly interacting many-body systems enables the creation of tailored quantum matter, with properties transcending those based solely on single particle physics. Atom…