Interaction enhanced imaging of Rydberg P states

• Verfasst von: Gavryusev, Vladislav [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Ferreira Cao, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Kekić, Armin [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Zürn, Gerhard [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Signoles, Adrien [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Interaction enhanced imaging of Rydberg P states
• Titelzusatz: preparation and detection of Rydberg atoms for engineering long-range interactions
• Verf.angabe: Vladislav Gavryusev, Miguel Ferreira-Cao, Armin Kekić, Gerhard Zürn, and Adrien Signoles
• E-Jahr: 2016
• Jahr: 19 December 2016
• Umfang: 7 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 14.05.2020
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: European physical journal special topics
• Ort Quelle: Berlin : Springer, 2007
• Jahr Quelle: 2016
• Band/Heft Quelle: 225(2016), 15, Seite 2863-2889
• ISSN Quelle: 1951-6401
• DOI: doi:10.1140/epjst/e2015-50339-8
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1698261659

Abstract

The Interaction Enhanced Imaging technique allows to detect the spatial distribution of strongly interacting impurities embedded within a gas of background atoms used as a contrast medium [1]. Here we present a detailed study of this technique, applied to detect Rydberg P states. We experimentally realize fast and efficient three-photon excitation of P states, optimized according to the results of a theoretical effective two-level model. Few Rydberg P-state atoms, prepared in a small cloud with dimensions comparable to the blockade radius, are detected with a good sensitivity by averaging over 50 shots. The main aspects of the technique are described with a hard-sphere model, finding good agreement with experimental data. This work paves the way to a non-destructive optical detection of single Rydberg atoms with high spatial and temporal resolution.