Microwave spectroscopy assisted by electromagnetically induced transparency near natural F\"orster resonance on Rubidium

TL;DR

This study employs microwave spectroscopy assisted by electromagnetically induced transparency in room temperature rubidium vapor to precisely measure Rydberg state transition energies, revealing data consistent with ultra-cold atomic measurements.

Contribution

It introduces a room temperature EIT-based microwave spectroscopy method for Rydberg states, providing more accurate data aligned with ultra-cold atom results.

Findings

Precise transition energy measurements for Rydberg states n=41 to 46.

Confirmation of quasi F"orster resonance at n=43.

Data aligns with ultra-cold atomic system measurements.

Abstract

In this work, we precisely measure the transition energies between the Rydberg state n$\text{D}_{5/2}$ to the nearby Rydberg states $(\e{n}+2)\text{P}_{3/2}$, $(\e{n}-2)\text{F}_{7/2}$ for the range $41\leq \e{n}\leq46$. This was done by carrying out microwave spectroscopy via Electromagnetically Induced Transparency (EIT) in a room temperature vapor reference cell of Rubidium, which is similar to the experimental approach followed by Li et al. [Results in Physics \textbf{29}, 104728 (2021)]. This range is interesting because there is a quasi F\"orster resonance between the atomic pair $43\text{D}_{5/2}+43\text{D}_{5/2}$ and $45\text{P}_{3/2}+41\text{F}_{7/2}$. We compared the obtained results with numerically calculated transition energies based on previously tabulated quantum defect numbers by various research groups using both hot and ultra-cold atomic samples. Our data are more consistent with measurements made within ultra-cold atomic systems [Phys. Rev. A \textbf{67}, 052502 (2003), Phys. Rev. A \textbf{74}, 054502 (2006)].