Observation of Cavity-Enhanced Single-Atom Spontaneous Emission

P. Goy, J. M. Raimond, M. Gross, and S. Haroche
Phys. Rev. Lett. 50, 1903 – Published 13 June 1983
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Abstract

It has been observed that the spontaneous-emission lifetime of Rydberg atoms is shortened by a large ratio when these atoms are crossing a high-Q superconducting cavity tuned to resonance with a millimeter-wave transition between adjacent Rydberg states.

  • Received 1 April 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.50.1903

©1983 American Physical Society

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P. Goy, J. M. Raimond, M. Gross, and S. Haroche

  • Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France

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Vol. 50, Iss. 24 — 13 June 1983

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