Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The Rydbergator game simulates excitation of atoms into Rydberg states in a 2-dimensional plane. The atoms are placed on a hexagonal grid. Only atoms at the right distance from the already excited atoms can get excited (shown as raised blue hexagons in the figure). Too close or too far, the electron energy level is either too high (light blue) or too low (grey color hexagons) for the laser frequency. The excitation occurs in turns, in analogy with a sequential application of laser pulses in a real experiment.
If you want to try out Rydbergator go to:
scienceathome.org/games/rydbergator
The Rydbergator game simulates excitation of atoms into Rydberg states in a 2-dimensional plane. The atoms are placed on a hexagonal grid. Only atoms at the right distance from the already excited atoms can get excited (shown as raised blue hexagons in the figure). Too close or too far, the electron energy level is either too high (light blue) or too low (grey color hexagons) for the laser frequency. The excitation occurs in turns, in analogy with a sequential application of laser pulses in a real experiment.
If you want to try out Rydbergator go to:
scienceathome.org/games/rydbergator
