Redistribution of Rydberg states by intense picosecond pulses
- 9 March 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 68 (10) , 1496-1499
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.68.1496
Abstract
Starting with Ba atoms in one Rydberg state we have observed the population of adjacent Rydberg states when the atom is exposed to an intense 1.5-ps laser pulse. The initial Rydberg state population is redistributed by a Raman-like two-photon process, rather than simply being photoionized. This population trapping, which is associated with stabilization against ionization, is described in terms of Rydberg antiwave packets.Keywords
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