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MCDHF-CI calculations for Hg and Cd with estimates for unknown clock transition frequencies

Atomic Physics 2022-02-14 v2 Computational Physics

Abstract

By use of the \textsc{grasp2018} package we perform Multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock (MCDHF) calculations with configuration interaction (CI) for the 1S0^{1}S_{0} and 3P0,1o^{3}P_{0,1}^o levels in neutral cadmium and mercury. By supplying the resultant atomic state functions to the \textsc{ris4} program, we evaluate the mass and field shift parameters for the 1S03P0o^{1}S_{0}-\,^{3}P_{0}^o (clock) and 1S03P1o^{1}S_{0}-\,^{3}P_{1}^o (intercombination) lines. We make revised estimates of the nuclear charge parameters λA,A\lambda^{A,A'} and differences in mean-square charge radii δr2A,A\delta\langle r^2\rangle^{A,A'} for both elements and point out a discrepancy with tabulated data for Cd. In constructing a King plot with the Hg lines we examine the second-order hyperfine interaction for the 3P0,1o^{3}P_{0,1}^o levels. Isotope shifts for the clock transition have been estimated from which we predict the unknown clock line frequencies in the bosonic Hg isotopes and all the naturally occurring isotopes of Cd.

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@article{arxiv.2112.05987,
  title  = {MCDHF-CI calculations for Hg and Cd with estimates for unknown clock transition frequencies},
  author = {Jesse S. Schelfhout and John J. McFerran},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.05987},
  year   = {2022}
}

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18 pages, 7 figures