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Spectroscopy of strontium Rydberg states using electromagnetically induced transparency

Mauger, Sarah; Millen, James; Jones, M.P.A.

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Authors

Sarah Mauger

James Millen



Abstract

We report on the all-optical detection of Rydberg states in an effusive atomic beam of strontium atoms using electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). Using narrow-linewidth CW lasers we obtain an EIT linewidth of 5 MHz. To illustrate the high spectroscopic resolution offered by this method, we have measured isotope shifts of the 5s18d1D2 and 5s19s1S0 Rydberg states. This technique could be applied to high-resolution, non-destructive measurements of ultra-cold Rydberg gases and plasmas.

Citation

Mauger, S., Millen, J., & Jones, M. (2007). Spectroscopy of strontium Rydberg states using electromagnetically induced transparency. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 40(22), F319-F325. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/40/22/f03

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Nov 1, 2007
Deposit Date Apr 19, 2013
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Print ISSN 0953-4075
Electronic ISSN 1361-6455
Publisher IOP Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 40
Issue 22
Pages F319-F325
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/40/22/f03
Keywords Atomic and molecular physics, Instrumentation and measurement, Optics, Quantum optics and lasers, Plasma physics.

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