Long-range Rydberg–Rydberg interactions in calcium, strontium and ytterbium

Vaillant, C.L.; Jones, M.P.A.; Potvliege , R.M.

Abstract

Long-range dipole–dipole and quadrupole–quadrupole interactions between pairs of Rydberg atoms are calculated perturbatively for calcium, strontium and ytterbium within the Coulomb approximation. Quantum defects, obtained by fitting existing laser spectroscopic data, are provided for all S, P, D and F series of strontium and for the 3P2 series of calcium. The results show qualitative differences with the alkali metal atoms, including isotropically attractive interactions of the strontium 1S0 states and a greater rarity of Förster resonances. Only two such resonances are identified, both in triplet series of strontium. The angular dependence of the long-range interaction is briefly discussed.

Citation

Vaillant, C., Jones, M., & Potvliege, R. (2012). Long-range Rydberg–Rydberg interactions in calcium, strontium and ytterbium. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 45(13), Article 135004. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/45/13/135004

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2012
• Deposit Date: Mar 15, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 24, 2013
• 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: 45
• Issue: 13
• Article Number: 135004
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/45/13/135004
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1495747