Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Pub Date
9-1997
Publisher
American Physical Society
Volume
79
Issue
9
First Page
1650
Abstract
We report the results of an experimental and theoretical investigation of the recurrence spectra of Rydberg atoms in a static plus weak oscillating electric field. Experiments reveal the systematic weakening of orbits in a recurrence spectrum as the oscillating field strength and frequency are changed. We describe a generalization of closed orbit theory to time-dependent systems and show that it provides a qualitative and quantitative description of the phenomena.
Recommended Citation
Spellmeyer, Neal; Kleppner, Daniel; Haggerty, M. R.; Kondratovich, V.; Delos, John B.; and Gao, J., Recurrence Spectroscopy of a Time-Dependent System: A Rydberg Atom in an Oscillating Field (1997). Physical Review Letters, 79(9), 1650-1653.
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.1650
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.1650
