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H Maeda1, T F Gallagher

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-0714, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|April 20, 2004
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We created stable electron wave packets in lithium atoms using microwave fields. These packets maintained their structure for thousands of electron orbits, demonstrating controlled Rydberg electron dynamics.

Area of Science:

  • Atomic physics
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Quantum optics

Background:

  • Rydberg atoms are highly excited atoms with large principal quantum numbers (n).
  • Their electron wave functions are large and sensitive to external fields.
  • Controlling the dynamics of Rydberg electrons is crucial for quantum information and precision measurements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To form stable, nondispersing wave packets from atomic lithium Rydberg eigenstates.
  • To investigate the phase-locking of Rydberg electron orbital motion to microwave fields.
  • To explore the long-term stability and quantum mechanical description of these wave packets.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing atomic lithium and applying a microwave field resonant with the Delta n=1 transition.

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  • Exciting lithium atoms to Rydberg states with principal quantum numbers ranging from 70 to 78.
  • Observing the electron orbital motion and its phase locking to the microwave field over extended periods.

    • Main Results:

    • Successfully formed nondispersing wave packets from Rydberg eigenstates.
    • Achieved phase locking of the Rydberg electron's orbital motion to a 17.5 GHz microwave field.
    • Maintained this phase-locked state for 900 nanoseconds, equivalent to approximately 15,000 electron orbits.

    Conclusions:

    • Nondispersing wave packets can be formed and stabilized in atomic Rydberg states.
    • Microwave fields can effectively control and synchronize the orbital motion of Rydberg electrons.
    • A Floquet approach offers a suitable quantum mechanical framework for describing these phenomena.