Rydberg atoms in a 2D optical lattice
- Stylized rendering of a contaminant Rydberg atom in a lattice of rubidium. The contaminant atom (center) shifts the energy levels of the surrounding atoms, causing them to transition into a Rydberg state (when highly excited electrons roam far from the nucleus).
- Client
- JQI
- Date
- March 2016
- Categories
- Illustration
- Link
- https://jqi.umd.edu/news/rogue-rubidium-leads-atomic-anomaly
Project Notes
For the press release covering this research, I also made a 4-panel diagram about the contamination process. I'm really not happy with the diagram now (the colors in particular), so didn't include it here.