Spectroscopy of strontium Rydberg states using electromagnetically induced transparency

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

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: 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: 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.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1530132