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Lattice-induced non-adiabatic frequency shifts in optical lattice clocks

Atomic Physics 2011-07-13 v1

Abstract

We consider the frequency shift in optical lattice clocks which arises from the coupling of the electronic motion to the atomic motion within the lattice. For the simplest of 3-D lattice geometries this coupling is shown to only affect clocks based on blue-detuned lattices. We have estimated the size of this shift for the prospective strontium lattice clock operating at the 390 nm blue-detuned magic wavelength. The resulting fractional frequency shift is found to be on the order of 101810^{-18} and is largely overshadowed by the electric quadrupole shift. For lattice clocks based on more complex geometries or other atomic systems, this shift could potentially be a limiting factor in clock accuracy.

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@article{arxiv.1008.5005,
  title  = {Lattice-induced non-adiabatic frequency shifts in optical lattice clocks},
  author = {Kyle Beloy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.5005},
  year   = {2011}
}

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