%0 Book %T Surface-modified interactions between Rydberg atoms %A Block, Johannes %D 2021 %C Rostock %C Universität Rostock %G English %F 1807567249 %O vorgelegt von Johannes Block %O GutachterInnen: Stefan Scheel (Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock) ; Stefan Yoshi Buhmann (Institut für Physik, Universität Kassel) %O Dissertation Universität Rostock 2022 %X Rydberg atoms are highly excited atoms with intriguing properties. In the framework of quantum electrodynamics, the internal dynamics of a Rydberg atom in front of a surface are investigated in fourth order perturbation theory. For a pair of Rb Rydberg atoms in front of a perfectly conducting surface, a bound state with micrometer bond length, a Rydberg macrodimer, is predicted for a small window of surface distance. This leads to the possibility to use surface properties to actively tune interactions. %L 530 %9 theses %9 Text %9 Hochschulschrift %R 10.18453/rosdok_id00003717 %U http://purl.uni-rostock.de/rosdok/id00003717 %U https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-rosdok_id00003717-6 %U https://d-nb.info/1293537705/34 %U https://doi.org/10.18453/rosdok_id00003717