AC-Stark shift and photoionization of Rydberg atoms in an optical dipole trap

F. Markert, P. Würtz, A. Koglbauer +3

We have measured the AC-Stark shift of the $14D_{5/2}$ Rydberg state of rubidium 87 in an optical dipole trap formed by a focussed CO${}_2$-laser. We find good quantitative agreement…