Motion of Rydberg atoms induced by resonant dipole-dipole interactions

Details Motion of Rydberg atoms induced by resonant dipole-dipole interactions Motion of Rydberg atoms induced by resonant dipole-dipole interactions

2007-12-21

arxiv.org/abs/0712.3712v1

Physics

Atomic Physics

Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/10/4/045030

We show that nuclear motion of Rydberg atoms can be induced by resonant dipole-dipole interactions that trigger the energy transfer between two energetically close Rydberg states. How and if the atoms move depends on their initial arrangement as well as on the initial electronic excitation. Using a mixed quantum/classical propagation scheme we obtain the trajectories and kinetic energies of atoms, initially arranged in a regular chain and prepared in excitonic eigenstates. The influence of off-diagonal disorder on the motion of the atoms is examined and it is shown that irregularity in the arrangement of the atoms can lead to an acceleration of the nuclear dynamics.

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