Strongly correlated gases of Rydberg-dressed atoms: quantum and classical dynamics

Details Strongly correlated gases of Rydberg-dressed atoms: quantum and classical dynamics Strongly correlated gases of Rydberg-dressed atoms: quantum and classical dynamics

2010-01-04

arxiv.org/abs/1001.0519v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 223002 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Quantum Gases

4 pages, 4 figures

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We discuss techniques to generate long-range interactions in a gas of groundstate alkali atoms, by weakly admixing excited Rydberg states with laser light. This provides a tool to engineer strongly correlated phases with reduced decoherence from inelastic collisions and spontaneous emission. As an illustration, we discuss the quantum phases of dressed atoms with dipole-dipole interactions confined in a harmonic potential, as relevant to experiments. We show that residual spontaneous emission from the Rydberg state acts as a heating mechanism, leading to a quantum-classical crossover.

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