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Retarded long-range potentials for the alkali-metal atoms and a perfectly conducting wall
physics.atom-ph
The retarded long-range potentials for hydrogen and alkali-metal atoms in their ground states and a perfectly conducting wall are calculated. The potentials are given over a wide range of atom-wall distances and the validity of the approximations used is established.
physics
8,801
Eight-component differential equation for leptonium
physics.atom-ph
It is shown that the potential for lepton-antilepton bound states (leptonium) is the Fourier transform of the first Born approximation to the QED scattering amplitude in an 8-component equation, while 16-component equations are excluded. The Fourier transform is exact at all cms energies $-\infty < E < \infty$; the res...
physics
8,802
Formation of antihydrogen atoms in an ultra-cold positron-antiproton plasma
physics.atom-ph
We discuss the formation of antihydrogen atoms ($\bar{\rm H}$) in an ultra-cold positron-antiproton plasma. For positron densities $n_p\agt 10^8$ cm$^{-3}$ the characteristic formation time of stable $\bar{H}$ is determined by collisional relaxation of highly excited atoms produced in the process of 3-body Thompson rec...
physics
8,803
Coherent Population Trapping with Losses on the Sodium D1 Line Hanle Effect
physics.atom-ph
We consider the coherent population trapping phenomenon in a thermal sodium atomic beam. We compare the different coherent population trapping schemes that can be established on the D1 line using the Zeeman sublevels of a given ground hyperfine state. The coherent population trapping preparation is examined by means of...
physics
8,804
Ramsey type Sub-Recoil Cooling
physics.atom-ph
We experimentally study the motion of atoms interacting with a periodically pulsed near resonant standing wave. For discrete pulse frequencies we observe a comb-like momentum distribution. The peaks have widths of 0.3 recoil momenta and a spacing which is an integer multiple of the recoil momentum. The atomic populatio...
physics
8,805
Band Population Measurements in a Purely Optical Dark Lattice
physics.atom-ph
We create a dark optical lattice structure using a blue detuned laser field coupling an atomic ground state of total angular momentum F simultaneously to two excited states with angular momenta F and F-1, or F and F+1. The atoms are trapped at locations of purely circular polarization. The cooling process efficiently a...
physics
8,806
An all-optical gray lattice for atoms
physics.atom-ph
We create a gray optical lattice structure using a blue detuned laser field coupling an atomic ground state of angular momentum J simultaneously to two excited states with angular momenta J and J-1. The atoms are cooled and trapped at locations of purely circular polarization. The cooling process efficiently accumulate...
physics
8,807
On the squared spin-orbit correction to the positronium fine-structure splitting
physics.atom-ph
In the recent paper by Zhang the order $\alpha^4 R_{\infty}$ corrections to the positronium P levels were reconsidered. Those calculations confirm our corresponding results, except for the contribution due to the squared spin-orbit interaction. We present here a new derivation of our previous result for this last corre...
physics
8,808
Ejection Energy of Photoelectrons in Strong Field Ionization
physics.atom-ph
We show that zero ejection energy of the photoelectrons is classically impossible for hydrogen-like ions, even when field ionization occurs adiabatically. To prove this we transform the basic equations to those describing two 2D anharmonic oscillators. The same method yields an alternative way to derive the anomalous c...
physics
8,809
Adiabatically changing the phase-space density of a trapped Bose gas
physics.atom-ph
We show that the degeneracy parameter of a trapped Bose gas can be changed adiabatically in a reversible way, both in the Boltzmann regime and in the degenerate Bose regime. We have performed measurements on spin-polarized atomic hydrogen in the Boltzmann regime demonstrating reversible changes of the degeneracy parame...
physics
8,810
Interference of Resonance Fluorescence from two four-level atoms
physics.atom-ph
In a recent experiment by Eichmann et al., polarization-sensitive measurements of the fluorescence from two four-level ions driven by a linearly polarized laser were made. Depending on the polarization chosen, different degrees of interference were observed. We carry out a theoretical and numerical study of this system...
physics
8,811
Long-range interactions of lithium atoms
physics.atom-ph
The long-range interactions of two atoms, of an atom and a dielectric wall, of an atom and a perfectly conducting wall, and of an atom between two perfectly conducting walls are calculated, including the effects of retardation, for Li using dynamic polarizabilities determined from highly correlated, variationally deter...
physics
8,812
Steady state behaviour in atomic three-level lambda and ladder systems with incoherent population pumping
physics.atom-ph
The steady state in three-level lambda and ladder systems is studied. It is well-known that in a lambda system this steady state is the coherent population trapping state, independent of the presence of spontaneous emission. In contrast, the steady state in a ladder system is in general not stable against radiative dec...
physics
8,813
The hyperfine structure of the hydrogen molecular ion
physics.atom-ph
Theoretical investigations of the hyperfine structure of the hydrogen molecular ion (one electron and two protons) are discussed. The nuclear spin-rotation interaction has been found to be of the same sign as in the hydrogen molecule and the hyperfine transition frequencies can be accurately predicted. With measurement...
physics
8,814
Three-potential formalism for the atomic three-body problem
physics.atom-ph
Based on a three-potential formalism we propose mathematically well-behaved Faddeev-type integral equations for the atomic three-body problem and descibe their solutions in Coulomb-Sturmian space representation. Although the system contains only long-range Coulomb interactions these equations allow us to reach solution...
physics
8,815
Multiphoton detachment of electrons from negative ions
physics.atom-ph
A simple analytical solution for the problem of multiphoton detachment from negative ions by a linearly polarized laser field is found. It is valid in the wide range of intensities and frequencies of the field, from the perturbation theory to the tunneling regime, and is applicable to the excess-photon as well as near-...
physics
8,816
Multiphoton detachment from negative ions: new theory vs experiment
physics.atom-ph
In this paper we compare the results of our adiabatic theory (Gribakin and Kuchiev, Phys. Rev. A, accepted for publication) with other theoretical and experimental results, mostly for halogen negative ions. The theory is based on the Keldysh approach. It shows that the multiphoton detachment rates and the corresponding...
physics
8,817
Collisional Semiclassical Aproximations in Phase-Space Representation
physics.atom-ph
The Gaussian Wave-Packet phase-space representation is used to show that the expansion in powers of $\hbar$ of the quantum Liouville propagator leads, in the zeroth order term, to results close to those obtained in the statistical quasiclassical method of Lee and Scully in the Weyl-Wigner picture. It is also verified t...
physics
8,818
Radiative Corrections to the 2E1 Decay Rate of the 2s-State in Hydrogen-Like Atoms
physics.atom-ph
Radiative corrections to the 2E1 decay width of the 2s-state in the low-Z hydrogen-like system are examined within logarithmic approximation. The correction is found to be 2.025(1) alpha (Z alpha)^2 / pi log(Z alpha)^2 in units of the non-relativistic rate.
physics
8,819
Radiative Corrections to the Light Muonic Atoms Decay Rate
physics.atom-ph
Radiative corrections to the decay rate in the low-Z hydrogen-like muonic atoms are considered. The correction arises from the Uehling potential and it has the relative order of alpha. The numerical results are reported for the 2p-1s transition for the atom with the nuclear charge value up to Z=10.
physics
8,820
Photodetachment study of the 1s3s4s ^4S resonance in He^-
physics.atom-ph
A Feshbach resonance associated with the 1s3s4s ^{4}S state of He^{-} has been observed in the He(1s2s ^{3}S) + e^- (\epsilon s) partial photodetachment cross section. The residual He(1s2s ^{3}S) atoms were resonantly ionized and the resulting He^+ ions were detected in the presence of a small background. A collinear l...
physics
8,821
The electron affinity of tellurium
physics.atom-ph
The electron affinity of tellurium has been determined to 1.970 876(7) eV. The threshold for photodetachment of Te^-(^{2} P_{3/2}) forming neutral Te in the ground state was investigated by measuring the total photodetachment cross section using a collinear laser-ion beam geometry. The electron affinity was obtained fr...
physics
8,822
Electron affinity of Li: A state-selective measurement
physics.atom-ph
We have investigated the threshold of photodetachment of Li^- leading to the formation of the residual Li atom in the $2p ^2P$ state. The excited residual atom was selectively photoionized via an intermediate Rydberg state and the resulting Li^+ ion was detected. A collinear laser-ion beam geometry enabled both high re...
physics
8,823
Resonance structure in the Li^- photodetachment cross section
physics.atom-ph
We report on the first observation of resonance structure in the total cross section for the photodetachment of Li^-. The structure arises from the autodetaching decay of doubly excited ^1P states of Li^- that are bound with respect to the 3p state of the Li atom. Calculations have been performed for both Li^- and H^- ...
physics
8,824
Output coupling for an atom laser by state change
physics.atom-ph
We calculate the spectrum of a beam of atoms output from a single mode atomic cavity. The output coupling uses an internal state change to an untrapped state. We present an analytical solution for the output energy spectrum from a broadband coupler of this type. An example of such an output coupler, which we discuss in...
physics
8,825
Two-body effects in the decay rate of atomic levels
physics.atom-ph
Recoil corrections to the atomic decay rate are considered in the order of Zm/M . The expressions are treated exactly without any expansion over Z alpha. The expressions obtained are valid both for muonic atoms (for which they contribute on the level of a few percent in high Z ions) and for electronic atoms. Explicit r...
physics
8,826
Post-Collision Interaction with Wannier electrons
physics.atom-ph
A theory of the Post-Collision Interaction (PCI) is developed for the case when an electron atom impact results in creation of two low-energy Wannier electrons and an ion excited into an autoionizing state. The following autoionization decay exposes the Wannier pair to the influence of PCI resulting in variation of the...
physics
8,827
Evolution and global collapse of trapped Bose condensates under variations of the scattering length
physics.atom-ph
We develop the idea of selectively manipulating the condensate in a trapped Bose-condensed gas, without perturbing the thermal cloud. The idea is based on the possibility to modify the mean field interaction between atoms (scattering length) by nearly resonant incident light or by spatially uniform change of the trappi...
physics
8,828
Low-energy elementary excitations of a trapped Bose-condensed gas
physics.atom-ph
Bogolyubov-De Gennes equations for the excitations of a Bose condensate in the Thomas-Fermi regime in harmonic traps of any asymmetry and introduce a classification of eigenstates. In the case of cylindrical symmetry we emphasize the presence of an accidental degeneracy in the excitation spectrum at certain values of t...
physics
8,829
Stark quenching for the $1s^22s2p^3P_0$ level in beryllium-like ions and parity-violating effects
physics.atom-ph
In this paper we present some concepts in heavy ion atomic physics for the extraction of parity violating effects. We investigate the effects of the so-called Stark-quenching, i.e., the fast decay of a meta stable state induced by a Stark field, and the superposition of one- and two-photon transitions in beryllium-like...
physics
8,830
The distorted-wave impulse approximation for electron capture into excited states
physics.atom-ph
Total cross sections for electron capture are calculated for collisions of fast protons and alpha-particles with atomic hydrogen. The distorted- wave impulse approximation is applied over the energy range 10-1500 keV/u. State-selective results are given for the 1s, 2s and 2p levels. Both the 'post' and 'prior' forms of...
physics
8,831
Self-energy correction to the hyperfine structure splitting of the 1s and 2s states in hydrogenlike ions
physics.atom-ph
The one-loop self-energy correction to the hyperfine structure splitting of the 1s and 2s states of hydrogenlike ions is calculated both for the point and finite nucleus. The results of the calculation are combined with other corrections to find the ground state hyperfine splitting in lithiumlike ^{209}Bi^{80+} and ^{1...
physics
8,832
QED theory of the nuclear recoil effect in atoms
physics.atom-ph
The quantum electrodynamic theory of the nuclear recoil effect in atoms to all orders in \alpha Z is formulated. The nuclear recoil corrections for atoms with one and two electrons over closed shells are considered in detail. The problem of the composite nuclear structure in the theory of the nuclear recoil effect is d...
physics
8,833
Enhancement of the electric dipole moment of the electron in the YbF molecule
physics.atom-ph
We calculate an effective electric field on the unpaired electron in the YbF molecule. This field determines sensitivity of the molecular experiment to the electric dipole moment of the electron. We use experimental value of the spin-doubling constant to estimate the admixture of the configuration with the hole in the ...
physics
8,834
Second-order magnetic contributions to the hyperfine splitting of the 5snd ^1D_2 states in ^87Sr
physics.atom-ph
The hyperfine structure of 5snd ^1D_2 states in ^{87}Sr was studied for principal quantum numbers 11 <= n <= 25 by Doppler-free two-photon excitation combined with thermionic detection. Based on the more accurate data, compared to previous results, the hyperfine structure was analysed by second order perturbation theor...
physics
8,835
Two electron dynamics in photodetachment
physics.atom-ph
We present the results of experimental studies of photon-negative ion interactions involving the dynamics of two electrons. Resonances associated with doubly excited states of Li^- and He^- have been observed using laser photodetachment spectroscopy. Total and partial photodetachment cross sections have been investigat...
physics
8,836
Recoil Correction to Hydrogen Energy Levels: A Revision
physics.atom-ph
Recent calculations of the order (Z\alpha)^4(m/M)Ry pure recoil correction to hydrogen energy levels are critically revised. The origins of errors made in the previous works are elucidated. In the framework of a successive approach, we obtain the new result for the correction to S levels. It amounts to -16.4 kHz in the...
physics
8,837
The bound mu+ mu- system
physics.atom-ph
We consider the hyperfine structure, the atomic spectrum and the decay channels of the bound mu+ mu- system (dimuonium). The annihilation lifetimes of low-lying atomic states of the system lie in the nanosecond range range. The decay rates could be measured by detection of the decay products (high energy photons or ele...
physics
8,838
Ground state hyperfine splitting of high Z hydrogenlike ions
physics.atom-ph
The ground state hyperfine splitting values of high Z hydrogenlike ions are calculated. The relativistic, nuclear and QED corrections are taken into account. The nuclear magnetization distribution correction (the Bohr-Weisskopf effect) is evaluated within the single particle model with the g_{S}-factor chosen to yield ...
physics
8,839
Strong nonlinear regime of resonant four-wave mixing in a gas
physics.atom-ph
The explicit solution is obtained for Raman four-wave mixing $\omega_4=\omega_1-\omega_2+\omega_3$ of two strong fields $E_1, E_3$ and two weak fields $E_2, E_4$ in a four-level system with the large Doppler broadening. The resonance of the mixing coefficient vs intensity is found near equal Rabi frequencies of strong ...
physics
8,840
Model for Trapped Ion interacting with Standing Wave
physics.atom-ph
We treat the interaction of a trapped ion with a standing-wave light field relaxing the previous condition of the trapping ion being on the node of the standing wave. In addition we work to second order in the Lamb-Dicke parameter $\eta$, the extension to higher orders in $\eta$ is also indicated. Only a simple transfo...
physics
8,841
Transition energy and lifetime for the ground state hyperfine splitting of high Z lithiumlike ions
physics.atom-ph
The ground state hyperfine splitting values and the transition probabilities between the hyperfine structure components of high Z lithiumlike ions are calculated in the range $Z=49-83$. The relativistic, nuclear, QED and interelectronic interaction corrections are taken into account. It is found that the Bohr-Weisskopf...
physics
8,842
Two-electron self-energy contribution to the ground state energy of heliumlike ions
physics.atom-ph
The two-electron self-energy contribution to the ground state energy of heliumlike ions is calculated both for a point nucleus and an extended nucleus in a wide interval of Z. All the two-electron contributions are compiled to obtain most accurate values for the two-electron part of the ground state energy of heliumlik...
physics
8,843
Quantum and Semiclassical Calculations of Cold Atom Collisions in Light Fields
physics.atom-ph
We derive and apply an optical Bloch equation (OBE) model for describing collisions of ground and excited laser cooled alkali atoms in the presence of near-resonant light. Typically these collisions lead to loss of atoms from traps. We compare the results obtained with a quantum mechanical complex potential treatment, ...
physics
8,844
On doubly excited states in negative ions
physics.atom-ph
Atomic negative ions are fragile quantum systems in which correlation among the valence electrons plays a very important role. For doubly excited states correlation becomes dominant. Photodetachment is the process where a negative ion absorbs a photon and as a consquence ejects the outermost electron. A new detection s...
physics
8,845
X-ray emission during the muonic cascade in hydrogen
physics.atom-ph
We report our investigations of X rays emitted during the muonic cascade in hydrogen employing charge coupled devices as X-ray detectors. The density dependence of the relative X-ray yields for the muonic hydrogen lines (K_alpha, K_beta, K_gamma) has been measured at densities between 0.00115 and 0.97 of liquid hydroge...
physics
8,846
Excited State Muon Transfer in Hydrogen/Deuterium Mixtures
physics.atom-ph
We report the first direct observation of excited state muon transfer in hydrogen/deuterium mixtures by direct measurement of q_1s, the probability that a mu-p atom, which is initially formed in an excited state, reaches the 1s ground state. The dependence of q_1s on deuterium concentration c_d was measured for two dif...
physics
8,847
The Hilbert-Schmidt Theorem Formulation of the R-Matrix Theory
physics.atom-ph
Using the Hilbert-Schmidt theorem, we reformulate the R-matrix theory in terms of a uniformly and absolutely convergent expansion. Term by term differentiation is possible with this expansion in the neighborhood of the surface. Methods for improving the convergence are discussed when the R-function series is truncated ...
physics
8,848
Infinite Order Discrete Variable Representation for Quantum Scattering
physics.atom-ph
A new approach to multi-dimensional quantum scattering by the infinite order discrete variable representation is presented. Determining the expansion coefficients of the wave function at the asymptotic regions by the solution of the differential Schr\"{o}dinger equation, we reduce an infinite set of linear equations to...
physics
8,849
Recoil correction to the ground state energy of hydrogenlike atoms
physics.atom-ph
The recoil correction to the ground state energy of hydrogenlike atoms is calculated to all orders in \alpha Z in the range Z = 1-110. The nuclear size corrections to the recoil effect are partially taken into account. In the case of hydrogen, the relativistic recoil correction beyond the Salpeter contribution and the ...
physics
8,850
Extended Classical Over-Barrier Model for Collisions of Highly Charged Ions with Conducting and Insulating Surfaces
physics.atom-ph
We have extended the classical over-barrier model to simulate the neutralization dynamics of highly charged ions interacting under grazing incidence with conducting and insulating surfaces. Our calculations are based on simple model rates for resonant and Auger transitions. We include effects caused by the dielectric r...
physics
8,851
Interactions of Ar(9+) and metastable Ar(8+) with a Si(100) surface at velocities near the image acceleration limit
physics.atom-ph
Auger LMM spectra and preliminary model simulations of Ar(9+) and metastable Ar(8+) ions interacting with a clean monocrystalline n-doped Si(100) surface are presented. By varying the experimental parameters, several yet undiscovered spectroscopic features have been observed providing valuable hints for the development...
physics
8,852
Signature of metastable electrons in highly charged ion surface interactions
physics.atom-ph
We present autoionization spectra of metastable Ar(8+) and C(4+), N(5+), O(6+) and Ne(8+) scattering off an Al(111) surface with incident energies down to 5 eV. The unprecedented quality of the experimental data permits the observation of a unique, yet undiscovered peak in the structures originating from the metastable...
physics
8,853
Positronium in crossed electric and magnetic fields: the existence of a long-lived ground state
physics.atom-ph
It was earlier reported [PRL 78 199, (1997)] that long-lived excited states of positronium can be formed in crossed electric and magnetic fields at laboratory field strengths. Unlike the lower-lying states that are localized in the magnetically distorted Coulomb well, these long-lived states which can possess a lifetim...
physics
8,854
Electron detachment from negative ions in bichromatic laser field
physics.atom-ph
Negative ion detachment in two-colour laser field is considered within the recent modification of Keldysh model which makes it quantitatively reliable. The general approach is illustrated by calculation of angular differential detachment rates, partial rates for particular ATD (Above Threshold Detachment) channels and ...
physics
8,855
A two-dimensional, two-electron model atom in a laser pulse: exact treatment, single active electron-analysis, time-dependent density functional theory, classical calculations, and non-sequential ionization
physics.atom-ph
Owing to its numerical simplicity, a two-dimensional two-electron model atom, with each electron moving in one direction, is an ideal system to study non-perturbatively a fully correlated atom exposed to a laser field. Frequently made assumptions, such as the ``single active electron''- approach and calculational appro...
physics
8,856
The ground state of the Lithium atom in strong magnetic fields
physics.atom-ph
The ground and some excited states of the Li atom in external uniform magnetic fields are calculated by means of our 2D mesh Hartree-Fock method for field strengths ranging from zero up to 2.35 10^8 T. With increasing field strength the ground state undergoes two transitions involving three different electronic configu...
physics
8,857
Photodetachment study of He^- quartet resonances below the He(n=3) thresholds
physics.atom-ph
The photodetachment cross section of He^- has been measured in the photon energy range 2.9 eV to 3.3 eV in order to investigate doubly excited states. Measurements were made channel specific by selectively detecting the residual He atoms left in a particular excited state following detachment. Three Feshbach resonances...
physics
8,858
Stark-Induced Electric Dipole Amplitudes for Hyperfine Transitions
physics.atom-ph
Stark-induced electric dipole amplitudes between states of the same nominal parity can be important in experiments to observe parity nonconservation in atoms. The Stark-induced E1 amplitudes are expressed in terms of an irreducible spherical-tensor decomposition. This formalism is applied to the specific case of transi...
physics
8,859
The steady state of a pumped and damped atom laser
physics.atom-ph
This paper has been withdrawn, as further work has shown that an atom laser as described by the model herein does not have a steady state, so it doesn't matter much what it would look like.
physics
8,860
Exact field ionization rates in the barrier suppression-regime from numerical TDSE calculations
physics.atom-ph
Numerically determined ionization rates for the field ionization of atomic hydrogen in strong and short laser pulses are presented. The laser pulse intensity reaches the so-called "barrier suppression ionization" regime where field ionization occurs within a few half laser cycles. Comparison of our numerical results wi...
physics
8,861
Wei Hua's Four Parameter Potential Comments and Computation of Moleculer Constants α_e and ω_e x_e
physics.atom-ph
The value of adjustable parameter $C$ and the four-parameter potential $U(r) = D_{e}\left [ \frac{1-{exp}[-b(r-r_{e})]}{1-C{exp} [-b(r-r_{e})]} \right ]^{2}$ has been expressed in terms of molecular parameters and its significance has been brought out. The potential so constructed, with $C$ derived from the molecular p...
physics
8,862
Atoms in static fields: Chaos or Diffraction?
physics.atom-ph
A brief review of the manifestations of classical chaos observed in atomic systems is presented. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of atomic spectra by periodic orbit-type theories. For diamagnetic non-hydrogenic Rydberg atoms, the dynamical explanation for observed spectral features has been disputed. By bu...
physics
8,863
Threshold Laws for the Break-up of Atomic Particles into Several Charged Fragments
physics.atom-ph
The processes with three or more charged particles in the final state exhibit particular threshold behavior, as inferred by the famous Wannier law for (2e + ion) system. We formulate a general solution which determines the threshold behavior of the cross section for multiple fragmentation. Applications to several syste...
physics
8,864
Isotope shift in the electron affinity of chlorine
physics.atom-ph
The specific mass shift in the electron affinity between ^{35}Cl and ^{37}Cl has been determined by tunable laser photodetachment spectroscopy to be -0.51(14) GHz. The isotope shift was observed as a difference in the onset of the photodetachment process for the two isotopes. In addition, the electron affinity of Cl wa...
physics
8,865
Raman cooling of atoms below the gravitational limit
physics.atom-ph
Raman cooling of non-zero-spin atoms in the presence of gravitational and external magnetic fields is investigated. The magnetic field is adjusted so as to compensate for the gravitational force acting on ground-state atoms. The dark state (DS) is created and supported in momentum space with additional velocity-selecti...
physics
8,866
Deduction of the quantum unmbers of low-lying states of the (e+e+e-e-) system from symmetry consideration
physics.atom-ph
The feature of the low-lying spectrum and a complete set of quantum numbers of the (e+e+e-e-) system have been deduced based on symmetry consideration. The existence of a low odd-parity L=1 excited state with the spins of the two electrons coupled to s1=1 and the two positrons coupled to s2=0 (or s1=0 and s2=1) and a l...
physics
8,867
Qualitative feature of the low-lying spectrum of intrashell states of 4-valence-electron atoms derived from symmetry consideration
physics.atom-ph
Inherent nodal surfaces existing in the wavefunctions of intrashell states of 4-valence-electron atoms have been investigated. The decisive effect of these surfaces has been demonstrated, the ordering of low-lying levels has been predicted, a primary classification scheme has been proposed, the existence of three rotat...
physics
8,868
Measurement of the Muonium 1S-2S Transition Frequency
physics.atom-ph
A new measurement of the 1S-2S energy splitting of muonium by Doppler-free two-photon spectroscopy has been performed at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Chilton, Didcot, UK. Increased accuracy is expected compared to a previous experiment. Spectroscopy of this transistion promises an improvement of the muon mass ...
physics
8,869
Antiproton-Hydrogen annihilation at sub-kelvin temperatures
physics.atom-ph
The main properties of the interaction of ultra low-energy antiprotons ($% E\le10^{-6}$ a.u.) with atomic hydrogen are established. They include the elastic and inelastic cross sections and Protonium (Pn) formation spectrum. The inverse Auger process ($Pn+e \to H+\bar{p}$) is taken into account in the framework of an u...
physics
8,870
Adiabatic stabilization of a circular state: theory compared to experiment
physics.atom-ph
The probability that an atom of hydrogen, initially in the 5g(m=4) state, survives a 90-fs pulse of 620 nm wavelength is calculated both by direct integration of the time-dependent Schroedinger equation and by a Floquet calculation. The two methods give virtually identical results. The survival probability calculated f...
physics
8,871
Atom cooling and trapping by disorder
physics.atom-ph
We demonstrate the possibility of three-dimensional cooling of neutral atoms by illuminating them with two counterpropagating laser beams of mutually orthogonal linear polarization, where one of the lasers is a speckle field, i.e. a highly disordered but stationary coherent light field. This configuration gives rise to...
physics
8,872
Qualitative analysis on the existence of bound excited states and low-lying resonances of the dipositronium
physics.atom-ph
Symmetry has imposed very strong constraints on the structures of internal wave functions and on the accessibility of outgoing channels. Based on symmetry consideration, the existence of a number of bound excited states and low-lying resonances has been suggested.
physics
8,873
Limit on suppression of ionization in metastable neon traps due to long-range anisotropy
physics.atom-ph
This paper investigates the possibility of suppressing the ionization rate in a magnetostatic trap of metastable neon atoms by spin-polarizing the atoms. Suppression of the ionization is critical for the possibility of reaching Bose-Einstein condensation with such atoms. We estimate the relevant long-range interactions...
physics
8,874
A magnetic guide for cold atoms
physics.atom-ph
We propose a novel method for guiding cold, neutral atoms using static magnetic fields. A theoretical study of the magnetic field produced by a tube consisting of two identical, interwound solenoids carrying equal but opposite currents is presented. This field is almost zero throughout the centre of the tube, but it in...
physics
8,875
Nonadiabatic dynamics in evaporative cooling of trapped atoms by a radio frequency field
physics.atom-ph
Magnetically trapped neutral atoms can be cooled with the evaporation technique. This is typically done by using a radiofrequency (rf) field that adiabatically couples trapped and untrapped internal atomic states for atoms with kinetic energies above a value set by the field frequency. The rf-field can also induce nona...
physics
8,876
Comment on "Accurate relativistic effective potentials for the sixth-row main group elements" [J.Chem.Phys. 107, 9975 (1997)]
physics.atom-ph
Critical remarks in respect to the Generalized Relativistic Effective Core Potential in the recent article of S.A.Wildman at al. are discussed and shown to be incorrect.
physics
8,877
Resonant magnetic field control of elastic scattering of cold 85Rb
physics.atom-ph
A magnetic field dependent Feshbach resonance has been observed in the elastic scattering collision rate between atoms in the F = 2, M = -2 state of 85 Rb. Changing the magnetic field by several Gauss caused the collision rate to vary by a factor of 10,000, and the sign of the scattering length could be reserved. The r...
physics
8,878
Mesoscopic motion of atomic ions in magnetic fields
physics.atom-ph
We introduce a semiclassical model for moving highly excited atomic ions in a magnetic field which allows us to describe the mixing of the Landau orbitals of the center of mass in terms of the electronic excitation and magnetic field. The extent of quantum energy flow in the ion is investigated and a crossover from loc...
physics
8,879
Quantum chaos, statistical equilibrium and resonant radiative capture of electrons by multicharged ions: Au 24+
physics.atom-ph
We show that the spectrum and eigenstates of open-shell multicharged atomic ions near the ionization threshold are chaotic, as a result of extremely high level densities of multiply excited electron states (1000 levels per eV in Au 24+) and a strong configuration mixing. This complexity enables one to use statistical m...
physics
8,880
Soliton Model of Hydrogen Atom: Resonance Effects
physics.atom-ph
Some first principles that, we believe, could serve as foundation for quantum theory of extended particles are formulated. It is also shown that in the point-like particles limit the non-relativistic quantum mechanics can be restored. As an illustration the soliton model of hydrogen atom is considered.
physics
8,881
Cold Collision Frequency Shift of the 1S-2S Transition in Hydrogen
physics.atom-ph
We have observed the cold collision frequency shift of the 1S-2S transition in trapped spin-polarized atomic hydrogen. We find $\Delta \nu_{1S-2S} = -3.8(8)\times 10^{-10} n Hz cm^3$, where $n$ is the sample density. From this we derive the 1S-2S s-wave triplet scattering length, $a_{1S-2S}=-1.4(3)$ nm, which is in fai...
physics
8,882
Bose-Einstein Condensation of Atomic Hydrogen
physics.atom-ph
We report observation of Bose-Einstein condensation of a trapped, dilute gas of atomic hydrogen. The condensate and normal gas are studied by two-photon spectroscopy of the 1S-2S transition. Interactions among the atoms produce a shift of the resonance frequency proportional to density. The condensate is clearly distin...
physics
8,883
Muonium
physics.atom-ph
The energy levels of the muonium ($\mu^+ e^-$) atom, which consists of two ''point-like'' leptonic particles, can be calculated to very high accuracy in the framework of bound state Quantum Electrodynamics (QED), since there are no complications due to internal nuclear structure and size which is the case for all atoms...
physics
8,884
Observation of proximity resonances in a parallel-plate waveguide
physics.atom-ph
We have observed proximity resonances in a two dimensional system consisting of dielectric scatterers in a parallel plate waveguide. A numerical solution to the scattering problem supports the analysis of the experimental data.
physics
8,885
Calculation of hyperfine structure constants for ytterbium
physics.atom-ph
We calculate energies and hyperfine structure constants A and B for low-lying levels of $^{173}$Yb. The latter is treated as a two-electron atom. To account for valence-valence correlations the configuration interaction method is used. Valence-core correlations are accounted for within the many-body perturbation theory...
physics
8,886
Matter wave interference using two-level atoms and resonant optical fields
physics.atom-ph
A theory of matter wave interference is developed in which resonant optical fields interact with two-level atoms. When recoil effects are included, spatial modulation of the atomic density can occur for times that are greater than or comparable with the inverse recoil frequency. In this regime, the atoms exhibit matter...
physics
8,887
How to observe the Efimov effect
physics.atom-ph
We propose to observe the Efimov effect experimentally by applying an external electric field on atomic three-body systems. We first derive the lowest order effective two-body interaction for two spin zero atoms in the field. Then we solve the three-body problem and search for the extreme spatially extended Efimov stat...
physics
8,888
Quasiperiodic Atom Optics, Focusing, and Wave packet Rephasing
physics.atom-ph
We propose a laser field configuration which acts as a quasiperiodic atom optical diffraction grating. Analytical and computational results for the atomic center-of-mass wavefunction after the grating reveal a quasiperiodic density pattern, a semiclassical focusing effect, and a quasiperiodic self-imaging of the atomic...
physics
8,889
Threshold detachment of negative ions by electron impact
physics.atom-ph
The description of threshold fragmentation under long range repulsive forces is presented. The dominant energy dependence near threshold is isolated by decomposing the cross section into a product of a back ground part and a barrier penetration probability resulting from the repulsive Coulomb interaction. This tunnelin...
physics
8,890
Geometrical Realization of Beutler-Fano formulas appearing in eigenphase shifts and time delays in multichannel scattering
physics.atom-ph
Recently, we showed that eigenphase shifts and eigentime delays near a resonance for a system of one discrete state and two continua are functionals of the Beutler-Fano formula using appropriate dimensionless energy units and line profile indices and identified parameters responsible for the avoided crossing of eigenph...
physics
8,891
Identification of the Beutler-Fano formula in eigenphase shifts and eigentime delays near a resonance
physics.atom-ph
Eigenphase shifts and eigentime delays near a resonance for a system of one discrete state and two continua are shown to be functionals of the Beutler- Fano formulas using appropriate dimensionless energy units and line profile indices. Parameters responsible for the avoided crossing of eigenphase shifts and eigentime ...
physics
8,892
Enhancement factor for the electron electric dipole moment in francium and gold atoms
physics.atom-ph
If electrons had an electric dipole moment (EDM) they would induce EDMs of atoms. The ratio of the atomic EDM to the electron EDM for a particular atom is called the enhancement factor, R. We calculate the enhancement factor for the francium and gold atoms, with the results 910 plus/minus 5% for Fr and 260 plus/minus 1...
physics
8,893
Ionization dynamics in intense pulsed laser radiation. Effects of frequency chirping
physics.atom-ph
Via a non-perturbative method we study the population dynamics and photoelectron spectra of Cs atoms subject to intense chirped laser pulses, with gaussian beams. We include above threshold ionization spectral peaks. The frequency of the laser is near resonance with the 6s-7p transition. Dominant couplings are included...
physics
8,894
Adiabatic Theory of Electron Detachment from Negative Ions in Two-Color Laser Field
physics.atom-ph
Negative ion detachment in bichromatic laser field is considered within the adiabatic theory. The latter represents a recent modification of the famous Keldysh model for multiphoton ionization which makes it quantitatively reliable. We calculate angular differential detachment rates, partial rates for particular ATD (A...
physics
8,895
High-precision calculations of dispersion coefficients, static dipole polarizabilities, and atom-wall interaction constants for alkali-metal atoms
physics.atom-ph
The van der Waals coefficients for the alkali-metal atoms from Na to Fr interacting in their ground states, are calculated using relativistic ab initio methods. The accuracy of the calculations is estimated by also evaluating atomic static electric dipole polarizabilities and coefficients for the interaction of the ato...
physics
8,896
Pair correlation function of an inhomogeneous interacting Bose-Einstein condensate
physics.atom-ph
We calculate the pair correlation function of an interacting Bose gas in a harmonic trap directly via Path Integral Quantum Monte Carlo simulation for various temperatures and compare the numerical result with simple approximative treatments. Around the critical temperature of Bose-Einstein condensation, a description ...
physics
8,897
Relativistic dynamical polarizability of hydrogen-like atoms
physics.atom-ph
Using the operator representation of the Dirac Coulomb Green function the analytical method in perturbation theory is employed in obtaining solutions of the Dirac equation for a hydrogen-like atom in a time-dependent electric field. The relativistic dynamical polarizability of hydrogen-like atoms is calculated and anal...
physics
8,898
Bose-Einstein Condensation of Atomic Hydrogen
physics.atom-ph
We have observed Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of trapped atomic hydrogen, and studied it by two-photon spectroscopy of the 1S-2S transition. In these lecture notes we briefly review the history of spin-polarized atomic hydrogen and describe the final steps to BEC. Laser spectroscopy, which probes the difference in ...
physics
8,899
Photoionization Suppression by Continuum Coherence: Experiment and Theory
physics.atom-ph
We present experimental and theoretical results of a detailed study of laser-induced continuum structures (LICS) in the photoionization continuum of helium out of the metastable state 2s $^1S_0$. The continuum dressing with a 1064 nm laser, couples the same region of the continuum to the {4s $^1S_0$} state. The experim...
physics