Subkilohertz absolute-frequency measurement of the 467-nm electric octupole transition in {sup 171}Yb{sup +}

Journal Article · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2003 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.67.020501· OSTI ID:20633659

Blythe, P J; Gill, P ^[1]; Webster, S A; Margolis, H S; Lea, S N; Huang, G; Choi, S -K; Rowley, W R.C. ^[1]; Windeler, R S ^[2]

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1. National Physical Laboratory, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW (United Kingdom)
2. OFS, 700 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 070974 (United States)

The {sup 2}S{sub 1/2}(F=0){yields}{sup 2}F{sub 7/2}(F=3,m{sub F}=0) transition at 467 nm in a single trapped, laser-cooled ion of {sup 171}Yb{sup +} has been measured to be f{sub Yb{sup +}}=642 121 496 771.26(23) kHz using a femtosecond laser frequency comb generator. The measurement is limited by measurement statistics and by the ac Stark shift, both related to the 4.5 kHz linewidth of the probe laser at the time. The systematic shifts of the transition, including ac Stark, second-order Zeeman, quadrupole, and blackbody shifts, have been evaluated.

• OSTI ID: 20633659
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 67, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.020501; (c) 2003 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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LASER RADIATION
LASERS
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
PROBES
QUADRUPOLES
RADIATION PRESSURE
STARK EFFECT
TRAPPING
YTTERBIUM 171
YTTERBIUM IONS
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