Spatially resolved probing of electric fields near an atom chip with Rydberg atoms

Ben van Linden van den Heuvell

University of Amsterdam, Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Electromagnetically induced transparency is used to measure the spectroscopy of cold Rb Rydberg atoms. The spectroscopy is modified by the local electric field of an atom chip. It will discussed:
- why the interpretation should be an electric field and not other disturbances;
- what the distance dependence of the field is from the surface;
- what the course is of the electric field.
So far the measurements are possible down to 20 um from the surface.

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