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American Journal of Physics

Resource letter: AHRS-1: Atoms in high Rydberg states

F. B. Dunning

Published Oct 1, 1985• 8 citations
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Abstract

A dramatic increase in studies of atoms in high Rydberg states has occurred in recent years. This increase derives in part from their many unusual physical properties and in part from recent technological advances, including the development of tunable dye lasers. This Resource Letter provides a guide to experimental work in this area and to the physics of Rydberg atoms. The letter E after an entry identifies introductory material or papers that can be readily understood by readers with no specialized knowledge of the field. The letter I indicates articles of a somewhat more specialized nature and the letter A identifies specialized papers written at an advanced level. An asterisk (*) indicates those articles to be included in an accompanying reprint book.

DOI
10.1119/1.14008

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A dramatic increase in studies of atoms in high Rydberg states has occurred in recent years. This increase derives in part from their many unusual physical properties and in part from recent technological advances, including the development of tunable dye lasers. This Resource Letter provides a guide to experimental work in this area and to the physics of Rydberg atoms. The letter E after an entry identifies introductory material or papers that can be readily understood by readers with no specialized knowledge of the field. The letter I indicates articles of a somewhat more specialized nature and the letter A identifies specialized papers written at an advanced level. An asterisk (*) indicates those articles to be included in an accompanying reprint book.
Because of their unusual properties, Rydberg atoms, i.e., atoms with one electron occupying a highly excited orbit, have attracted the interest of many physicists. For example, due to their large size, such atoms are particularly sensitive to external fields. Fifty years ago, Segre and co-workers1 investigated the Stark effect and atomic diamagnetism of Rydberg states of alkalis with principal quantum numbers up to n = 30. During the last decade, Rydberg states have been studied extensively2 due to the availability of tunable laser radiation.
In recent years, Rydberg atoms have been the subject of intense study, becoming the testing ground for several quantum mechanical problems. This book provides a comprehensive description of the physics of Rydberg atoms, highlighting their remarkable properties by reference to their behaviour in a wide range of physical situations. Following an overview of the basic properties of Rydberg atoms, their interactions with electric and magnetic fields are analysed in detail. The collisions of Rydberg atoms with neutral and charged species are described, and the use of multichannel quantum defect theory in the study of Rydberg atomic systems is discussed. Experimental and theoretical research in this extensive field is also reviewed, making the book valuable to both graduate students and established researchers in physics and physical chemistry.
The development of the tunable dye laser as well as other more advanced experimental techniques has recently made possible the high-resolution study of the fine structure of the highly excited Rydberg states of alkali atoms. By recognising analytically the n dependence of the energy eigenvalue of the highly excited state based on its quasi-hydrogenic character, the authors were able to analyse quantitatively all the existing experimental measurements. The qualitative aspects concerning the fine structure splitting will also be discussed.
The major accomplishment under this contract was the innovation of techniques for the production and detection of highly excited atoms (Rydberg atoms), and a series of studies on the properties of Rydberg atoms in strong electric fields. Partly as a result of this work, the study of Rydberg systems has developed into an important new subfield of atomic physics during the past few years; already there have been two international meetings and several sessions at national meetings devoted to the subject. Much of the experimental work uses the combination of field ionization and atomic beams techniques developed under this contract. (Author)
This Resource Letter provides a guide to the literature on the foundations of quantum mechanics over approximately the past 20 years. Topics covered include Bell’s theorem, interpretation of the quantum state concept, the theory of measurement, and experimental tests of fundamental aspects of the quantum theory of matter and the electromagnetic field. The letter E after an item indicates elementary level of material of general interest to persons becoming informed in the field. The letter I, for intermediate level, indicates material of somewhat more specialized nature; and the letter A indicates rather specialized or advanced material. An asterisk (*) indicates those articles to be included in an accompanying Reprint Book.