Nonhydrogenic effects in the deceleration of Rydberg atoms in inhomogeneous electric fields.
Argon atoms in Stark states at n approximately 25 have been decelerated and accelerated in inhomogeneous electric fields. The acceleration and deceleration behavior can be understood only by considering the adiabatic Landau-Zener dynamics that take place at the avoided crossings between the Stark st...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2004
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