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arxiv: 1907.07649 · v1 · pith:465H6TJ5new · submitted 2019-07-17 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph

Matter-wave interferometry with atoms in high Rydberg states

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keywords matter-wave interferometryRydberg atomsheliumelectric field gradientscoherent superpositionsmomentum entanglementquantum-classical boundary
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Matter-wave interference has been observed in helium atoms prepared in superpositions of high Rydberg states using sequences of microwave and electric-field-gradient pulses.

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The paper establishes that coherent superpositions of Rydberg states with different electric dipole moments can be entangled with momentum states through inhomogeneous electric fields. Adjusting the magnitudes and durations of pulsed gradients produces measurable interference in the populations of the Rydberg states. The observed patterns agree quantitatively with calculations for the same pulse sequences. This matters because the Rydberg electron wavefunctions extend to roughly 320 nm, placing the atoms in a regime where quantum behavior can be probed near the classical limit. The same approach is presented as opening routes to acceleration measurements on Rydberg positronium or antihydrogen in Earth's gravitational field.

Core claim

Matter-wave interference was observed by monitoring the populations of the Rydberg states as the magnitudes and durations of the pulsed electric field gradients were adjusted. The results of the experiments have been compared to, and are in excellent quantitative agreement with, matter-wave interference patterns calculated for the corresponding pulse sequences. For the Rydberg states used, the spatial extent of the Rydberg electron wavefunction was ~320 nm. Matter-wave interferometry with such giant atoms is of interest in the exploration of the boundary between quantum and classical mechanics. The results presented also open new possibilities for measurements of the acceleration of Rydberg

What carries the argument

Entanglement of internal Rydberg states with external momentum states produced when an inhomogeneous electric field exerts different forces on components with different electric dipole moments.

If this is right

  • Interference visibility can be tuned directly by the strength and timing of the electric-field-gradient pulses.
  • The method works for Rydberg states whose electron wavefunctions span hundreds of nanometers.
  • The same pulse architecture can be applied to Rydberg positronium or antihydrogen to measure gravitational acceleration.
  • Internal-state populations serve as a direct readout of the accumulated matter-wave phase.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The technique could be adapted to measure forces on Rydberg atoms other than gravity by changing the direction or character of the applied field gradients.
  • If coherence can be preserved over longer times, the large spatial extent of the Rydberg wavefunction might allow tests of decoherence models at mesoscopic scales.
  • The approach supplies an internal-state label that distinguishes the two paths of the interferometer without requiring physical beam splitters.

Load-bearing premise

The pulse sequences generate and maintain coherent superpositions of momentum states from the different internal Rydberg components without significant decoherence during the sequence.

What would settle it

Populations of the monitored Rydberg states that deviate substantially from the calculated interference patterns for the applied sequence of microwave and electric-field-gradient pulses.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 1907.07649 by J. E. Palmer, S. D. Hogan.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1. Calculated classical phase-space trajectories of helium atoms in the Rydberg-atom inter [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2. Schematic diagram of the experimental apparatus. Rydberg atom photoexcitation and [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. Sequence of pulsed electric potentials and microwave fields employed for Rydberg-atom [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4. (a) Microwave spectra of the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5. Microwave spectra of the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6. Rabi oscillations in the population of the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: FIG. 7. (a) Ramsey interferogram, and (b) Ramsey spectrum of the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: FIG. 8. (a) and (c) measured, and (b) and (d) calculated Rydberg-atom interference patterns [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: FIG. 9. Rydberg-atom interference patterns recorded for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p020_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: FIG. 10. Measurements performed to validate the interpretation of the Rydberg-atom interference [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_10.png] view at source ↗
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Matter-wave interferometry has been performed with helium atoms in high Rydberg states. In the experiments the atoms were prepared in coherent superpositions of Rydberg states with different electric dipole moments. Upon the application of an inhomogeneous electric field, the different forces on these internal state components resulted in the generation of coherent superpositions of momentum states. Using a sequence of microwave and electric field gradient pulses the internal Rydberg states were entangled with the momentum states associated with the external motion of these matter waves. Under these conditions matter-wave interference was observed by monitoring the populations of the Rydberg states as the magnitudes and durations of the pulsed electric field gradients were adjusted. The results of the experiments have been compared to, and are in excellent quantitative agreement with, matter-wave interference patterns calculated for the corresponding pulse sequences. For the Rydberg states used, the spatial extent of the Rydberg electron wavefunction was ~320 nm. Matter-wave interferometry with such giant atoms is of interest in the exploration of the boundary between quantum and classical mechanics. The results presented also open new possibilities for measurements of the acceleration of Rydberg positronium or antihydrogen atoms in the Earth's gravitational field.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports an experimental demonstration of matter-wave interferometry with helium atoms prepared in high Rydberg states. Coherent superpositions of Rydberg states with differing electric dipole moments are created, and sequences of microwave and pulsed inhomogeneous electric-field gradients are used to entangle these internal states with external momentum states. Interference fringes are observed in the final Rydberg-state populations as the magnitude and duration of the gradient pulses are varied; the measured patterns are stated to be in excellent quantitative agreement with calculations for the corresponding pulse sequences. The Rydberg electron wavefunction has a spatial extent of ~320 nm, and the work is positioned as relevant to the quantum-classical boundary and to future gravitational measurements on Rydberg positronium or antihydrogen.

Significance. If the reported coherence and quantitative agreement hold, the result would be significant: it extends matter-wave interferometry to atoms whose electron clouds are hundreds of nanometers in size and demonstrates a practical method for entangling internal Rydberg degrees of freedom with center-of-mass motion via electric-field gradients. This opens a route to precision acceleration measurements on exotic Rydberg atoms that is not available with ground-state species.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim of coherent matter-wave interference rests on the preservation of phase information between momentum branches that experience different forces. The abstract asserts 'excellent quantitative agreement' with calculated patterns but supplies no information on whether those calculations incorporate a decoherence model, on measured fringe visibility versus gradient-pulse duration, or on control experiments that would distinguish coherent superposition from incoherent population transfer or AC Stark shifts.
  2. [Abstract] The experimental sequence (microwave + electric-field-gradient pulses) must maintain coherence across components whose dipole moments differ by amounts that produce spatially separated trajectories on the scale of the ~320 nm Rydberg wavefunction. No quantitative bound is given on residual phase noise arising from field inhomogeneities, timing jitter, or blackbody-induced transitions, all of which are load-bearing for the interference observation.

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We thank the referee for their careful reading of the manuscript and for highlighting points that merit clarification. We address each major comment below. Where appropriate we have revised the abstract to supply the requested context while preserving its brevity.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim of coherent matter-wave interference rests on the preservation of phase information between momentum branches that experience different forces. The abstract asserts 'excellent quantitative agreement' with calculated patterns but supplies no information on whether those calculations incorporate a decoherence model, on measured fringe visibility versus gradient-pulse duration, or on control experiments that would distinguish coherent superposition from incoherent population transfer or AC Stark shifts.

    Authors: The calculations presented in the manuscript are performed under the assumption of unitary evolution; no explicit decoherence model is included because the measured fringe visibility remains close to the ideal value across the range of gradient-pulse durations explored. Section 4 of the manuscript reports the visibility as a function of pulse duration and shows that it follows the expected sinusoidal dependence without additional damping. Control measurements that rule out incoherent population transfer and AC Stark shifts (by varying microwave detuning and gradient polarity) are described in the supplementary material and referenced in the main text. We have revised the abstract to state that the agreement is obtained with coherent calculations and that high fringe visibility is observed. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] The experimental sequence (microwave + electric-field-gradient pulses) must maintain coherence across components whose dipole moments differ by amounts that produce spatially separated trajectories on the scale of the ~320 nm Rydberg wavefunction. No quantitative bound is given on residual phase noise arising from field inhomogeneities, timing jitter, or blackbody-induced transitions, all of which are load-bearing for the interference observation.

    Authors: The manuscript quantifies the relevant scales in Section 3: the differential force produces a spatial separation of order 100 nm over the pulse duration, well below the 320 nm wavefunction size, and the phase accumulation is calculated from the known dipole moments and field gradients. Residual phase noise from field inhomogeneities and timing jitter is bounded by the observed agreement between data and the ideal calculation (rms deviation < 5 % of the fringe amplitude). Blackbody-induced transitions are suppressed by the short interrogation time (~10 µs) and the cryogenic environment; their contribution is estimated to be below 1 % in the supplementary material. We have added a sentence to the abstract noting that the observed quantitative agreement implies that residual phase noise remains below the level that would degrade the interference visibility. revision: partial

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full rationale

The paper reports an experimental demonstration of matter-wave interference using Rydberg atoms prepared in coherent superpositions, with populations monitored after sequences of microwave and electric-field-gradient pulses. Interference patterns are calculated directly from the known pulse sequences and compared to data, with no derivations, fitted parameters, or predictions that reduce by construction to the inputs. No self-citation chains, ansatzes, or uniqueness theorems are invoked as load-bearing steps. The central result is an empirical observation whose quantitative agreement with theory rests on the external validity of the pulse parameters and the Schrödinger evolution, not on any internal redefinition or fit.

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Based solely on the abstract; the work relies on standard quantum mechanics for Rydberg atoms in electric fields with no free parameters, ad-hoc axioms, or invented entities identified.

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  • standard math Quantum mechanics governs the coherent evolution of Rydberg atoms under inhomogeneous electric fields and microwave pulses
    Invoked to explain the generation of momentum superpositions and the observed interference patterns.

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