Guiding of Rydberg atoms in a high-gradient magnetic guide

M. Traxler, R. E. Sapiro, C. Hempel +3

We study the guiding of ${}^{87}$Rb 59D${}_{5/2}$ Rydberg atoms in a linear, high-gradient, two-wire magnetic guide. Time delayed microwave ionization and ion detection are used to pro…