Controlled Interactions Within and Between Rydberg Atoms

里德伯原子内部和之间的受控相互作用

• 批准号: 0758230
• 负责人: Robert Jones
• 金额: $ 56万
• 依托单位: University of Virginia Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-05-01 至 2014-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0758230&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Controlled; Interactions; Within; Between; Rydberg

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.

拟议的实验重点是观察和控制高激发里德伯原子之间和内部的相互作用。该项目代表了 PI 小组内更广泛努力的一个组成部分，其中激光和相干场用于操纵原子和分子系统中的量子动力学。这一总体主题为原子、分子和光学物理研究领域的许多人所共有，其潜在的应用领域包括化学反应的相干控制和监视、量子信息处理以及模型凝聚态物质系统的直接模拟。拟议的工作将在弗吉尼亚大学的两个不同激光设施中进行四年。第一个是物理系 PI 的 1,600 平方英尺实验室，第二个是化学系共享的 2,500 平方英尺多学科激光实验室。实验将利用实验室现有的激光、真空、原子束、原子陷阱和检测设备。