Strongly correlated growth of Rydberg aggregates in a vapor cell

Urvoy, A., Ripka, F., Lesanovsky, Igor, Booth, D., Shaffer, J.P., Pfau, T. and Löw, R. (2015) Strongly correlated growth of Rydberg aggregates in a vapor cell. Physical Review Letters, 114 . 203002/1-203002/9. ISSN 1079-7114

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Abstract

The observation of strongly interacting many-body phenomena in atomic gases typically requires ultracold samples. Here we show that the strong interaction potentials between Rydberg atoms enable the observation of many-body effects in an atomic vapor, even at room temperature. We excite Rydberg atoms in cesium vapor and observe in real-time an out-of-equilibrium excitation dynamics that is consistent with an aggregation mechanism. The experimental observations show qualitative and quantitative agreement with a microscopic theoretical model. Numerical simulations reveal that the strongly correlated growth of the emerging aggregates is reminiscent of soft-matter type systems.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/751923
Additional Information: ©2015 American Physical Society
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Physics and Astronomy
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.203002
Depositing User: Lesanovsky, Igor
Date Deposited: 12 Jul 2016 09:52
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 17:08
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/34871

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