Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency of $^{85}$Rb vapor in Ar, Ne and N$_2$ gases

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Main Authors: Dash, Bineet, Thaicharoen, Nithiwadee, Paradis, Eric, Duspayev, Alisher, Raithel, Georg
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author Dash, Bineet
Thaicharoen, Nithiwadee
Paradis, Eric
Duspayev, Alisher
Raithel, Georg
author_facet Dash, Bineet
Thaicharoen, Nithiwadee
Paradis, Eric
Duspayev, Alisher
Raithel, Georg
contents An experimental study on Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in rubidium (Rb) vapor cells containing inert gases at pressures $\le 5$ Torr is reported. Using an inert-gas-free Rb vapor cell as a reference, we measure frequency shift and line broadening of the EIT spectra in Rb vapor cells with argon, neon or nitrogen gases at pressures ranging from a few mTorr to 5 Torr. The results qualitatively agree with a pseudo-potential model that includes $s$-wave scattering between the Rydberg electron and the inert-gas atoms, and the effect of polarization of the inert-gas atoms by the Rydberg atoms. Our results are important for establishing Rydberg-EIT as an all-optical and non-intrusive spectroscopic probe for field diagnostics in low-pressure radio-frequency discharges.
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spellingShingle Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency of $^{85}$Rb vapor in Ar, Ne and N$_2$ gases
Dash, Bineet
Thaicharoen, Nithiwadee
Paradis, Eric
Duspayev, Alisher
Raithel, Georg
Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
An experimental study on Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in rubidium (Rb) vapor cells containing inert gases at pressures $\le 5$ Torr is reported. Using an inert-gas-free Rb vapor cell as a reference, we measure frequency shift and line broadening of the EIT spectra in Rb vapor cells with argon, neon or nitrogen gases at pressures ranging from a few mTorr to 5 Torr. The results qualitatively agree with a pseudo-potential model that includes $s$-wave scattering between the Rydberg electron and the inert-gas atoms, and the effect of polarization of the inert-gas atoms by the Rydberg atoms. Our results are important for establishing Rydberg-EIT as an all-optical and non-intrusive spectroscopic probe for field diagnostics in low-pressure radio-frequency discharges.
title Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency of $^{85}$Rb vapor in Ar, Ne and N$_2$ gases
topic Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.11648