Date of Award
2008
Document Type
Honors Thesis (Open Access)
Department
Colby College. Physics and Astronomy Dept.
Advisor(s)
Duncan A. Tate
Abstract
This describes a search for novel ultra-long-range molecular resonances between rubidium Rydberg atoms in a magneto-optical trap (MOT). We use the technique of photoassociative spectroscopy by directly scanning the wavelength of our Rydberg excitation laser about a 5p3/2 - 90p3/2 transition in a weak electric field and by scanning mm-waves about a 39sl/2 - 39p3/2 transition. The results of both of these surveys are inconclusive.
Keywords
Rydberg states, Atomic spectroscopy, Particles (Nuclear physics), Spectrum analysis
Recommended Citation
Gill, Alexander, "Search for novel molecular species formed by cold Rydberg atoms in a magneto-optical trap" (2008). Honors Theses. Paper 505.https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/honorstheses/505
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