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Isotope-shift analysis with the $4f^{14}6s^{2}~^1S_0- 4f^{13}5d6s^{2}(J=2)$ transition in ytterbium

Atomic Physics 2024-06-17 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

Measurements of isotope shifts have recently been attracting considerable attention due to their potentials in searching for new forces. We report on the isotope shifts of the 4f146s2 1S04f135d6s2(J=2)4f^{14}6s^{2}~^1S_0- 4f^{13}5d6s^{2}(J=2) transition at 431 nm in Yb, based on absolute frequency measurements with an accuracy of 10\sim10 kHz. With these data, the hyperfine constants for 173^{173}Yb are determined. To analyze these data further, electronic structure of ytterbium is theoretically calculated. The nuclear charge radii are estimated together with some previously reported isotope-shift data for other transitions. An analysis of the King plot for the 4f146s2 1S04f135d6s2(J=2)4f^{14}6s^{2}~^1S_0- 4f^{13}5d6s^{2}(J=2) transition shows a good consistency with other transitions, resulting in a constraint on the existence of new bosons mediating the force between an electron and a neutron. The analysis motivates further precision measurements on isotope shifts of the narrow-linewidth transitions in ytterbium, not only for the even-mass isotopes but also for the odd-mass isotopes.

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@article{arxiv.2402.13541,
  title  = {Isotope-shift analysis with the $4f^{14}6s^{2}~^1S_0- 4f^{13}5d6s^{2}(J=2)$ transition in ytterbium},
  author = {Akio Kawasaki and Takumi Kobayashi and Akiko Nishiyama and Takehiko Tanabe and Masami Yasuda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.13541},
  year   = {2024}
}

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11 pages, 6 figures