Ultracold rydberg molecules
JP Shaffer, ST Rittenhouse, HR Sadeghpour - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Ultracold molecules formed from association of a single Rydberg atom with surrounding
atoms or molecules and those from double Rydberg excitations are discussed in this review …
atoms or molecules and those from double Rydberg excitations are discussed in this review …
Ultralong-range Rydberg molecules
C Fey, F Hummel, P Schmelcher - Molecular Physics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We review ultralong-range Rydberg molecules (ULRMs), which are bound states between a
Rydberg atom and one or more ground-state atoms with bond lengths on the order of …
Rydberg atom and one or more ground-state atoms with bond lengths on the order of …
Vibronic interactions in trilobite and butterfly Rydberg molecules
F Hummel, P Schmelcher, MT Eiles - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
Ultralong-range Rydberg molecules provide an exciting testbed for molecular physics at
exaggerated scales. In the so-called trilobite and butterfly Rydberg molecules, the Born …
exaggerated scales. In the so-called trilobite and butterfly Rydberg molecules, the Born …
Trilobites, butterflies, and other exotic specimens of long-range Rydberg molecules
MT Eiles - Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
This PhD tutorial discusses ultra-long-range Rydberg molecules, the exotic bound states of
a Rydberg atom and one or more ground state atoms immersed in the Rydberg electron's …
a Rydberg atom and one or more ground state atoms immersed in the Rydberg electron's …
Ultracold chemical reactions of a single Rydberg atom in a dense gas
M Schlagmüller, TC Liebisch, F Engel, KS Kleinbach… - Physical Review X, 2016 - APS
Within a dense environment (ρ≈ 10 14 atoms/cm 3) at ultracold temperatures (T< 1 μ K), a
single atom excited to a Rydberg state acts as a reaction center for surrounding neutral …
single atom excited to a Rydberg state acts as a reaction center for surrounding neutral …
Precision spectroscopy of negative-ion resonances in ultralong-range Rydberg molecules
F Engel, T Dieterle, F Hummel, C Fey, P Schmelcher… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
The level structure of negative ions near the electron detachment limit dictates the low-
energy scattering of an electron with the parent neutral atom. We demonstrate that a single …
energy scattering of an electron with the parent neutral atom. We demonstrate that a single …
Hamiltonian for the inclusion of spin effects in long-range Rydberg molecules
The interaction between a Rydberg electron and a neutral atom situated inside its extended
orbit is described via contact interactions for each atom-electron scattering channel. In …
orbit is described via contact interactions for each atom-electron scattering channel. In …
Topological edge states in a Rydberg composite
MT Eiles, CW Wächtler, A Eisfeld, JM Rost - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
We examine topological phases and symmetry-protected electronic edge states in the
context of a Rydberg composite: a Rydberg atom interfaced with a structured arrangement of …
context of a Rydberg composite: a Rydberg atom interfaced with a structured arrangement of …
Charged ultralong-range Rydberg trimers
DJ Bosworth, F Hummel, P Schmelcher - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
We show that the recently observed class of long-range ion-Rydberg molecules can be
divided into two families of states, which are characterized by their unique electronic …
divided into two families of states, which are characterized by their unique electronic …
Controlling Rydberg atom excitations in dense background gases
TC Liebisch, M Schlagmüller, F Engel… - Journal of Physics B …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We discuss the density shift and broadening of Rydberg spectra measured in cold, dense
atom clouds in the context of Rydberg atom spectroscopy done at room temperature, dating …
atom clouds in the context of Rydberg atom spectroscopy done at room temperature, dating …