Production of very-high-$n$ strontium Rydberg atoms

Shuzhen Ye, Xinyue Zhang, Thomas C. Killian +5

The production of very-high-$n$, $n\sim 300$-500, strontium Rydberg atoms is explored using a crossed laser-atom beam geometry. $n$${}^1$S${}_0$ and $n$${}^1$D${}_2$ states are crea…