Not exact matches
«The electron does naturally oscillate in the
field of the
laser, but if the
laser intensity
changes these oscillations also
change, and this forces the electron to constantly
change its energy level and thus its state, even leaving the atom.
As the hair moves because of the electric
field, it
changes the frequency of the
laser light that hits it, allowing the vibrometer to keep track of the velocity of motion of the hair.
By coordinating the timing of
laser pulses with
changes in the electric
field, the researchers were able to create and count Rydberg polarons one by one, ultimately forming millions of them for their study.
Much of the team's analysis was conducted using data from two different satellites - ICEStat, and GRACE which measure
changes in ice mass using
lasers and
change in the earth's gravimetric
field respectively.