Rydberg atoms interacting with microwave fields

• Grant number: 21/06371-7
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: December 01, 2021
• End date: November 30, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Atomic and Molecular Physics
• Principal Investigator: Luis Gustavo Marcassa
• Grantee: Luis Gustavo Marcassa
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física de São Carlos (IFSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Daniel Varela Magalhães ; Jorge Douglas Massayuki Kondo

Abstract

Rydberg atoms are extremely sensitive to microwave electromagnetic fields. In this project, we propose to build a magneto-optical trap inside a microwave cavity where Rydberg atoms will be excited. This will allow us to investigate: i) the influence of the microwave cavity on the lifetime of Rydberg states; ii) accurately measure microwave fields through induced electromagnetic transparency spectroscopy (EIT); iii) the manipulation of interactions between Rydberg atoms. These experiments will allow a better understanding of the interaction of microwaves with Rydberg atoms. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

GOMES, NAOMY DUARTE; MAGNANI, BARBARA DA FONSECA; MASSAYUKI KONDO, JORGE DOUGLAS; MARCASSA, LUIS GUSTAVO. Polarization Spectroscopy Applied to Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in Hot Rydberg Atoms Using a Laguerre-Gaussian Beam. ATOMS, v. 10, n. 2, p. 9-pg., 2022-06-01. (16/21311-2, 19/10971-0, 21/06371-7)