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Three experiments performed on rubidium Rydberg atoms in strong external fields are presented which probe different characteristic quantum features of the classically chaotic system. First, a new excitation scheme is described which allows for the observation of level statistics and long-periodic orbits in the case of static magnetic and electric fields. Second, the observation of wave packet evolution along quasi-Landau orbits is reported for the case of a magnetic field only and for parallel electric and magnetic fields. Finally, experiments on the microwave ionization of atomic Rydberg states are reviewed. Dynamical localization and its gradual destruction by microwave noise are observed.
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Held, H., Schlichter, J., Walther, H. (1998). Quantum chaos in Rydberg atoms. In: Parisi, J., Müller, S.C., Zimmermann, W. (eds) A Perspective Look at Nonlinear Media. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 503. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0104951
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