HOW TO BUILD EXPERIMENTALLY A NONSPREADING WAVEPACKET

Authors
ZAKRZEWSKI J DELANDE D
Citation
J. Zakrzewski et D. Delande, HOW TO BUILD EXPERIMENTALLY A NONSPREADING WAVEPACKET, Journal of physics. B, Atomic molecular and optical physics, 30(2), 1997, pp. 87-93
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical",Optics
Journal title
Journal of physics. B, Atomic molecular and optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09534075
Volume
30
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
87 - 93
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-4075(1997)30:2<87:HTBEAN>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We show, by an exact numerical simulation, how to prepare a non-spread ing electronic wavepacket in Rydberg atoms, using the nonlinear intera ction of the Rydberg electron with a circularly polarized microwave he ld. The wavepacket can be prepared by a mixed diabatic/adiabatic switc hing on of the microwave field, which is studied in detail for realist ic conditions.