Laser excitation of angular Rydberg wavepackets in a static magnetic field

Citation
Hm. Nilsen et al., Laser excitation of angular Rydberg wavepackets in a static magnetic field, J PHYS B, 34(2), 2001, pp. L39-L45
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
09534075 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
L39 - L45
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-4075(20010128)34:2<L39:LEOARW>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The presence of an external static magnetic field is shown to influence the excitation dynamics of angular Rydberg wavepackets significantly. With lin early polarized light and a magnetic field applied in an orthogonal directi on, we obtain a large fraction of the final state population with magnetic quantum number \m \ > 0. This induces a stronger localization of the electr on on either side of the nucleus compared with the B = 0 case. Also the B-f ield leads to a rotation of the electronic charge density which can be unde rstood classically by considering the Lorentz equation.