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physics.atom-ph2016★ 10 cited
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…
physics.atom-ph2016★ 96 cited
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…