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Highly excited atoms are oversize, fragile species currently studied for both intrinsic interest and as detectors of IR and microwave radiation. Traditional quantum mechanics provides accurate descriptions of atoms in these exotic states and modern dye lasers are responsible for the new capability in their spectroscopy.
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Metcalf, H. Highly excited atoms. Nature 284, 127–131 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/284127a0
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