Dynamical preparation of laser-excited anisotropic Rydberg crystals in 2D optical lattices
arXiv:1408.0662 · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/17/1/013008
Abstract
We describe the dynamical preparation of anisotropic crystalline phases obtained by laser-exciting ultracold Alkali atoms to Rydberg p-states where they interact via anisotropic van der Waals interactions. We develop a time- dependent variational mean field ansatz to model large, but finite two-dimensional systems in experimentally accessible parameter regimes, and we present numerical simulations to illustrate the dynamical formation of anisotropic Rydberg crystals.
19 pages, 9 figures