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Magic wavelengths, matrix elements, polarizabilities, and lifetimes of Cs

Atomic Physics 2016-07-13 v1 Quantum Gases Optics Quantum Physics

Abstract

Motivated by recent interest in their applications, we report a systematic study of Cs atomic properties calculated by a high-precision relativistic all-order method. Excitation energies, reduced matrix elements, transition rates, and lifetimes are determined for levels with principal quantum numbers n12n \leq 12 and orbital angular momentum quantum numbers l3l \leq 3. Recommended values and estimates of uncertainties are provided for a number of electric-dipole transitions and the electric dipole polarizabilities of the nsns, npnp, and ndnd states. We also report a calculation of the electric quadrupole polarizability of the ground state. We display the dynamic polarizabilities of the 6s6s and 7p7p states for optical wavelengths between 1160 nm and 1800 nm and identify corresponding magic wavelengths for the 6s7p1/26s-7p_{1/2}, 6s7p3/26s-7p_{3/2} transitions. The values of relevant matrix elements needed for polarizability calculations at other wavelengths are provided.

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@article{arxiv.1605.05210,
  title  = {Magic wavelengths, matrix elements, polarizabilities, and lifetimes of Cs},
  author = {M. S. Safronova and U. I. Safronova and Charles W. Clark},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.05210},
  year   = {2016}
}

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10 pages, 6 figures