Inhibited Spontaneous Emission by a Rydberg Atom

Randall G. Hulet, Eric S. Hilfer, and Daniel Kleppner
Phys. Rev. Lett. 55, 2137 – Published 11 November 1985
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Abstract

Spontaneous radiation by an atom in a Rydberg state has been inhibited by use of parallel conducting planes to eliminate the vacuum modes at the transition frequency. Spontaneous emission is observed to "turn off" abruptly at the cutoff frequency of the waveguidelike structure and the natural lifetime is measured to increase by a factor of at least 20.

  • Received 29 July 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.55.2137

©1985 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Randall G. Hulet*, Eric S. Hilfer, and Daniel Kleppner

  • Research Laboratory of Electronics and Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

  • *Present address: Time and Frequency Division, National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Colo. 80303.

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Vol. 55, Iss. 20 — 11 November 1985

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