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- 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
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