@misc{10481/112723,
year = {2026},
month = {3},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/112723},
abstract = {Resonant energy transfer (RET) between the equal parity 1s65s  
3
 S1 
  and 1s66s  
3
 S1 
  Rydberg levels in helium has been observed in low-temperature ( ∼80  mK) collisions with ammonia molecules that undergo inversion transitions in their X  
1
 A1 
  ground electronic state. This hybrid Rydberg-atom–polar-molecule resonant energy transfer represents a monopole-dipole energy exchange reaction that necessarily requires spatial overlap of the Rydberg-electron and molecular wave functions. Calculations that account explicitly for the charge-dipole interaction between the Rydberg electron and the molecule provide a quantitative explanation of the observations. Total parity is conserved in the reaction through the mixing of collisional angular momentum in the atom-molecule complex. This work opens opportunities to expand the toolbox for quantum science with charge-dipole-mediated energy exchange in hybrid atom–polar-molecule platforms.},
organization = {UK Science and Technology Facilities Research Council - (No. ST/T006439/1)},
organization = {(MICIN) - (PID2023-147039NB-I00)},
publisher = {American Physical Society},
title = {Observation of Resonant Monopole-Dipole Energy Transfer between Rydberg Atoms and Polar Molecules},
doi = {10.1103/k9d5-1jcc},
author = {Zou, Junwen and Wang, Reuben and González Férez, María Rosario and Sadeghpour, H. R. and Hogan, Stephen},
}