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Asia Pacific Physics Conference (APPC)

Forced Synchronization of Quantum System

Nami Takiguchi, A. Takamine, Yoshihiro MIZUGAI, H. Maeda

Published Mar 19, 2014• 0 citations
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Abstract

We have measured state distribution of Rydberg Li atoms exposed to linearly polarized 17.5-GHz microwave pulses in the regime where microwave frequency is nearly equal to the classical Kepler frequency of Rydberg atom.The experimental results are analyzed using one-dimensional classical and quantum mechanical Floquet theory.
DOI
10.7566/jpscp.1.013090

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