Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 033005 (2004) [4 pages]Nonhydrogenic Effects in the Deceleration of Rydberg Atoms in Inhomogeneous Electric FieldsReceived 16 September 2003; published 23 January 2004 Argon atoms in Stark states at n≈25 have been decelerated and accelerated in inhomogeneous electric fields. The acceleration and deceleration behavior can be understood only by considering the adiabatic Landau-Zener dynamics that take place at the avoided crossings between the Stark states and the limited fluorescence lifetimes of ∼10 μs. © 2004 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.033005
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.033005
PACS:
32.60.+i, 32.80.Rm, 34.60.+z, 39.90.+d
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