Microwave control of collective quantum jump statistics of a dissipative
Rydberg gas
Microwave control of collective quantum jump statistics of a dissipative
Rydberg gas
Quantum many-body systems near phase transitions respond collectively to externally applied perturbations. We explore this phenomenon in a laser-driven dissipative Rydberg gas that is tuned to a bistable regime. Here two metastable phases coexist, which feature a low and high density of Rydberg atoms, respectively. The ensuing collective dynamics, which …