Observing the Dynamics of Dipole-Mediated Energy Transport by Interaction-Enhanced Imaging

被引:190
作者
Guenter, G. [1 ]
Schempp, H. [1 ]
Robert-de-Saint-Vincent, M. [1 ]
Gavryusev, V. [1 ]
Helmrich, S. [1 ]
Hofmann, C. S. [1 ]
Whitlock, S. [1 ]
Weidemueller, M. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Heidelberg Univ, Inst Phys, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
[2] Univ Sci & Technol China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, Peoples R China
关键词
FROZEN RYDBERG GAS; QUANTUM SIMULATOR; ATOMS; COMPLEXES; PHOTONS; OPTICS;
D O I
10.1126/science.1244843
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Electronically highly excited (Rydberg) atoms experience quantum state-changing interactions similar to Forster processes found in complex molecules, offering a model system to study the nature of dipole-mediated energy transport under the influence of a controlled environment. We demonstrate a nondestructive imaging method to monitor the migration of electronic excitations with high time and spatial resolution, using electromagnetically induced transparency on a background gas acting as an amplifier. The continuous spatial projection of the electronic quantum state under observation determines the many-body dynamics of the energy transport.
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页码:954 / 956
页数:3
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