Isotope shifts and hyperfine splitting of the ${}^{1}S_{0}\rightarrow{}^{3}P_{1}$ transition in zinc
physics.atom-ph2026-05v1license
Abstract
We report laser-induced-fluorescence spectroscopy of the intercombination transition in neutral zinc at . Isotope shifts are measured for all stable isotopes with kHz-level precision, improving previous data by about two orders of magnitude. For , we resolve the excited-state hyperfine structure and determine , , and . A King-plot comparison with the transition at gives field- and mass-shift parameters of and . These results provide the spectroscopic basis for narrow-line cooling and precision measurements based on zinc, including the development of an optical clock.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2605.29574,
title = {Isotope shifts and hyperfine splitting of the ${}^{1}S_{0}\rightarrow{}^{3}P_{1}$ transition in zinc},
author = {Felix Waldherr and Lukas Möller and Simon Stellmer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.29574},
year = {2026}
}
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