Using high Rydberg states as electric field sensors

Authors
Osterwalder, A Merkt, F
Citation
A. Osterwalder et F. Merkt, Using high Rydberg states as electric field sensors, PHYS REV L, 82(9), 1999, pp. 1831-1834
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
82
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1831 - 1834
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(19990301)82:9<1831:UHRSAE>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
High Rydberg states of the krypton atom have been investigated at high reso lution by vacuum ultraviolet-millimeter wave double-resonance spectroscopy. The measurement of Stark shifts in the spectra of these high Rydberg state s is used to determine electric fields with a +/-20 mu V/cm accuracy. The a nalysis of spectral line shapes provides information on inhomogeneous elect ric field distributions in the experimental volume. [S0031-9007(99)08605-6] .