Lifetime Measurement of Cesium Atoms Using a Cold Rydberg Gas
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Setup
3. Experimental Method and Results
3.1. Lifetime Measurement
3.2. Blackbody Radiation Induced Decay
3.3. Interaction Induced Decay
3.4. N Dependence of Lifetime
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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State | A | B | C | D |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.123 | 0.231 | 2.517 | 4.375 | |
0.036 | 0.073 | 1.770 | 3.636 |
n | ||||||||
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60 | 226.9 | 164.1 | 95.2 | 95.4 ± 2.7 | 124.2 | 197.6 | 76.3 | 75.7 ± 0.7 |
63 | 265.4 | 180.7 | 107.5 | 107.4 ± 2.4 | 144.7 | 216.7 | 86.7 | 85.3 ± 0.3 |
65 | 293.3 | 192.2 | 116.1 | 115.7 ± 1.8 | 159.4 | 229.9 | 94.1 | 94.6 ± 2.4 |
67 | 323.1 | 204.0 | 125.1 | 124.4 ± 1.8 | 175.2 | 243.5 | 101.9 | 102.0 ± 6.3 |
70 | 371.6 | 222.4 | 139.1 | 138.6 ± 2.4 | 200.7 | 264.5 | 114.1 | 115.4 ± 2.2 |
73 | 424.6 | 241.4 | 153.9 | 153.5 ± 4.2 | 228.6 | 286.4 | 127.1 | 127.0 ± 2.5 |
76 | 482.5 | 261.2 | 169.5 | 169.5 ± 2.4 | 259.0 | 309.1 | 140.9 | 141.5 ± 2.7 |
80 | 567.5 | 288.8 | 191.4 | 191.5 ± 4.4 | 303.5 | 340.6 | 160.5 | 161.0 ± 3.5 |
83 | 637.5 | 310.3 | 208.7 | 209.8 ± 1.0 | 340.0 | 365.2 | 176.1 | 176.6 ± 1.8 |
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Song, R.; Bai, J.; Jiao, Y.; Zhao, J.; Jia, S. Lifetime Measurement of Cesium Atoms Using a Cold Rydberg Gas. Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 2713. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052713
Song R, Bai J, Jiao Y, Zhao J, Jia S. Lifetime Measurement of Cesium Atoms Using a Cold Rydberg Gas. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(5):2713. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052713
Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Rong, Jingxu Bai, Yuechun Jiao, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia. 2022. "Lifetime Measurement of Cesium Atoms Using a Cold Rydberg Gas" Applied Sciences 12, no. 5: 2713. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052713
APA StyleSong, R., Bai, J., Jiao, Y., Zhao, J., & Jia, S. (2022). Lifetime Measurement of Cesium Atoms Using a Cold Rydberg Gas. Applied Sciences, 12(5), 2713. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052713