Van-der-Waals stabilized Rydberg aggregates

• Main Authors: Zoubi, Hashem, Eisfeld, Alex, Wüster, Sebastian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 23.12.2013
• Subjects: Physics - Atomic Physics; Physics - Quantum Physics
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1312.7319

Phys. Rev. A 89, 053426 (2014) Assemblies of Rydberg atoms subject to resonant dipole-dipole interactions form Frenkel excitons. We show that van-der-Waals shifts can significantly modify the exciton wave function, whenever atoms approach each other closely. As a result, attractive excitons and repu...