Spectroscopy of Rydberg Atoms in Non-Neutral Cold Plasmas

Abstract

The electric field in mm-sized one-component non-neutral plasmas is measured using the Stark effect of Rydberg atoms embedded in them. The plasmas are clouds of cold Rb(+)-ions, which are produced by UV photoionization of laser-cooled Rb atoms in a magneto-optic trap. The dependence of the electric field on the number of ions and the Coulomb explosion of the ion clouds have been studied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 24, 2002
Accession Number
ADP012498

Entities

People

  • D. Feldbaum
  • G. Raithel
  • N. V. Morrow
  • S. K. Dutta

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atoms
  • Detectors
  • Dye Lasers
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrons
  • Far Infrared Radiation
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Physics
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Quantum Numbers
  • Rydberg Atoms
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Stark Effect

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Quantum Chemistry

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy