Controlled Interactions Within and Between Rydberg Atoms

拟议的实验重点是观察和控制高激发里德堡原子之间和内部的相互作用。该项目代表了PI小组更广泛的努力的一个组成部分，在这个小组中，激光和相干场被用来操纵原子和分子系统中的量子动力学。这是原子、分子和光学物理研究的共同主题，在化学反应的相干控制和监测、量子信息处理和模型凝聚态物质系统的直接模拟方面具有潜在的应用。这项拟议的工作将在弗吉尼亚大学的两个不同的激光设施中进行，为期4年。第一个是物理系1600平方英尺的PI实验室，第二个是化学系2500平方英尺的多学科激光实验室。这些实验将利用激光、真空、原子束、原子陷阱和目前在这三个研究所的探测设备。

The proposed experiments focus on the observation and control of interactionsbetween, and within, highly-excited Rydberg atoms. The project represents onecomponent of a broader effort within the PI's group in which lasers and coherent fieldsare used to manipulate quantum dynamics in atomic and molecular systems. Thisgeneral theme is shared by many in atomic, molecular and optical physics research,with potential applications to coherent control and surveillance of chemical reactions,quantum information processing, and direct simulation of model condensed mattersystems. The proposed work will be performed over a 4 year period in two differentlaser facilities at the University of Virginia. The first is the PI's 1,600 square footlaboratory in the Physics Department, and the second is a shared 2,500 square footmulti-disciplinary laser laboratory in the Chemistry Department. The experiments willutilize laser, vacuum, atomic beam, atom trap, and detection equipment currently in thelaboratories.