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Controlling the angular momentum composition of a Rydberg electron wave packet

Verlet, J.R.R.; Stavros, V.G.; Minns, R.S.; Fielding, H.H.

Authors

V.G. Stavros

R.S. Minns

H.H. Fielding



Abstract

Sequences of phase-locked laser pulses have been employed to control the orbital angular momentum character of an electron wave packet, which is initially created from a superposition of s and d Rydberg series. By an intelligent choice of phase, which depends on the excitation energy and the quantum defects, we are able to selectively pump down either all or a fraction of one or other angular momentum component, and by employing multichannel quantum-defect theory we are able to analyze the quantum-state distribution in detail.

Citation

Verlet, J., Stavros, V., Minns, R., & Fielding, H. (2002). Controlling the angular momentum composition of a Rydberg electron wave packet. Physical Review Letters, 89(26), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.89.263004

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 12, 2002
Deposit Date Apr 25, 2007
Journal Physical Review Letters
Print ISSN 0031-9007
Electronic ISSN 1079-7114
Publisher American Physical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 89
Issue 26
DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.89.263004