Thanks,
I perused it, but I'm not sure how Defkalion incorporates this into their
proposed theory. Does anyone have any insights?
-- Lou Pagnucco
> So's paper:
> http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid%3A53984973-1766-45cc-8bcf-055be714ed73/datastreams/THESIS01
Nothing directly, except from the introduction :
> It has been proposed that Rydberg atoms could be used for nanoscale pattern deposition
on surfaces [6], especially as the spatial distribution of the Rydberg atoms could be
controlled using low-intensity standing wave laser fields [6] or inhomogeneous electric
fields [7, 8]
and the fact that Rydberg H's are well-behaved (reproducible, and conform to theory) in the vicinity of a metal surface.
Defkalion suggest that suitable magic elements in their Ni mix can guide the RSH's to the Active Nuclear Sites -- maybe by creating inhomogeneous electric fields.
Papers 7,8 control the distance of Rydberg atoms from the surface, not their position parallel to the surface.
[7] T. Breeden and H. Metcalf. Stark Acceleration of Rydberg Atoms in Inhomogeneous Electric Fields. Phys. Rev. Lett. 47, 1726 (1981).
[8] E. Vliegen and F. Merkt, Phys. Rev. Lett., 97 (3), 033002 (2006).
http://physics.aps.org/story/v18/st3
So also uses two lasers (VHF and UVHF) to set up the Rydberg states ... maybe related to Hagelstein's two-laser "beat frequency" stimulation. (Hagelstein wasn't the first to use this, but I just closed my browser window on one of his papers).
