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Lamb-peak spectrum of the HD (2-0) P(1) line

Atomic Physics 2020-05-08 v1

Abstract

A saturation spectroscopy measurement of the P(1) line of the (202-0) band in HD is performed in a sensitive cavity-enhanced optical setup involving frequency comb calibration. The spectral signature is that of a Lamb-peak, in agreement with a density-matrix model description involving 9 hyperfine components and 16 crossover resonances of Λ\Lambda-type. Comparison of the experimental spectra with the simulations yields a rovibrational transition frequency at 209,784,242,007 (20) kHz. Agreement is found with a first principles calculation in the framework of non-adiabatic quantum electrodynamics within 2σ\sigma, where the combined uncertainty is fully determined by theory.

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@article{arxiv.2005.03083,
  title  = {Lamb-peak spectrum of the HD (2-0) P(1) line},
  author = {M. L. Diouf and F. M. J. Cozijn and K. -F. Lai and E. J. Salumbides and W. Ubachs},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.03083},
  year   = {2020}
}