Coulomb anti-blockade in a Rydberg gas

We perform a comprehensive investigation of the coupling between a Rydberg-dressed atomic gas and an ultra-cold plasma (UCP). Using simultaneous time-resolved measurements of both neutral atoms and ions, we show that plasma formation occurs via a Coulomb anti-blockade mechanism, in which background...

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Main Authors: A D Bounds, N C Jackson, R K Hanley, E M Bridge, P Huillery, M P A Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab1c0e