rydberg
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rydberg
Named for Johannes Robert Rydberg (1854–1919), Swedish physicist
Example Sentences
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Traditionally, in Rydberg electrometry, the phenomenon of Autler-Townes splitting is used to measure the electric field.
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With the help of Rydberg atoms, the transformative uses of optical frequency combs can now be extended into the previously difficult terahertz region.
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To achieve this, they employed a gas of rubidium atoms prepared in a Rydberg state.
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A Rydberg atom is defined as having a single electron excited to a very high orbit by being illuminated with precisely tuned lasers.
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The sensor based on Rydberg atoms possesses all the features needed to perform precise frequency comb calibration: it can be tuned to a single tooth of the comb, and then retuned to the next, and the next.
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