Microwave Control of Rydberg Systems

该项目的重点是微波场用于操纵高激发或里德伯原子的实验。 该项目的目标是了解原子是如何被微波场电离的，其频率范围从里德伯电子轨道频率到高达50倍的频率。我们的目标是试图确定如果微波频率处于或非常接近里德伯电子的经典轨道频率，电子轨道是否与微波场同步，如果是这样，这应该提供量子力学和经典物理之间有趣的联系。在更广泛的影响方面，里德堡原子似乎是某些应用的优秀系统，例如远红外探测和量子计算。

This project focuses on experiments in which microwave fields are used to manipulate highly excited, or Rydberg, atoms. The objectives of the project are to understand how atoms are ionized by microwave fields at frequencies that range from the frequency of the Rydberg electrons orbital frequency to frequencies as much as fifty times higher. The goal is to try to determine if the electron orbit becomes synchronized with the microwave field if the microwave frequency is at or very near the classical orbital frequency of the Rydberg electron. If this is the case, this should provide an interesting connection between quantum mechanics and classical physics. On the broader impact, Rydberg atoms appear to be excellent systems for some applications, such as far infrared detection and quantum computing.