Phys. Rev. A 75, 053401 (2007) [6 pages]Multipole transitions of Rydberg atoms in modulated ponderomotive potentialsReceived 18 January 2007; published 1 May 2007 We consider multipole transitions between Rydberg states in amplitude-modulated standing-wave ponderomotive potentials. For experimentally realizable depths of the ponderomotive potential, we find Rabi frequencies of tens of kilohertz. The transitions are not subject to dipole selection rules and allow for changes in the angular momentum quantum number up to about 5. The effects of energy level shifts caused by the ponderomotive potential are discussed. © 2007 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.75.053401
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.75.053401
PACS:
32.80.Pj, 32.70.Cs, 39.30.+w, 32.30.Bv
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