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Article Dans Une Revue The European Physical Journal D : Atomic, molecular, optical and plasma physics Année : 2021

Induced THz transitions in Rydberg caesium atoms for application in antihydrogen experiments

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Antihydrogen atoms are produced at CERN in highly excited Rydberg states. However, precision measurements require anti-atoms in ground state. Whereas experiments currently rely on spontaneous emission only, simulations have shown that THz light can be used to stimulate the decay towards ground state and thus increase the number of anti-atoms available for measurements. We review different possibilities at hand to generate light in the THz range required for the purpose of stimulated deexcitation. We demonstrate the effect of a blackbody type light source, which however presents drawbacks for this application including strong photoionization. Further, we report on the first THz transitions in a beam of Rydberg caesium atoms induced by photomixers and conclude with the implications of the results for the antihydrogen case.[graphic not available: see fulltext][graphic not available: see fulltext]
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hal-03122248 , version 1 (05-06-2024)

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Mélissa Vieille-Grosjean, Emiliya Dimova, Zeudi Mazzotta, Daniel Comparat, Tim Wolz, et al.. Induced THz transitions in Rydberg caesium atoms for application in antihydrogen experiments. The European Physical Journal D : Atomic, molecular, optical and plasma physics, 2021, 75 (1), pp.27. ⟨10.1140/epjd/s10053-020-00013-3⟩. ⟨hal-03122248⟩
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