Phys. Rev. A 59, R4117–R4120 (1999)Complete view of Stark wave-packet evolution
Picosecond laser pulses have been used to produce Rydberg wave packets in calcium atoms in the presence of a strong static electric field. The dynamics of the Stark wave packets have been observed by measuring the momentum-space probability distribution as a function of time. The full precession of the electronic orbital angular momentum, the appearance of a large-amplitude, linear oscillation of the electronic dipole moment, and a pronounced, periodic up-down asymmetry in the momentum distribution are all observed directly. © 1999 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.59.R4117
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.59.R4117
PACS:
32.80.Rm, 33.80.Rv
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