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Observation of Rydberg Transitions in Resonance Fluorescence of Ultracold Lithium-7 Atoms

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We describe our experimental technique for preparation and study of ultracold gas of Rydberg atoms. A magneto-optical trap for 7Li atoms is assembled. Using an ultraviolet laser, we perform a cw two-step excitation of atoms in the ground state to highly-excited states. For identification of highly-excited Rydberg states (n = 41 and 110), we record the resonance fluorescence of ultra-cold atoms in the trap.

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  1. Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Izhorskaya Street 13, Bd. 2, Moscow, 125412, Russia

    V. A. Sautenkov, S. A. Saakyan, E. V. Vilshanskaya, B. B. Zelener & B. V. Zelener

  2. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii Prospect 53, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    V. A. Sautenkov

  3. National Research University – Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Krasnokazarmennaya 17, Moscow, 111250, Russia

    E. V. Vilshanskaya

  4. National Research Nuclear University – Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Kashirskoye Chaussee 31, Moscow, 115409, Russia

    B. B. Zelener

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Sautenkov, V.A., Saakyan, S.A., Vilshanskaya, E.V. et al. Observation of Rydberg Transitions in Resonance Fluorescence of Ultracold Lithium-7 Atoms. J Russ Laser Res 36, 193–199 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-015-9492-1

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