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Precision measurement of the $^{43}$Ca$^{+}$ nuclear magnetic moment

Atomic Physics 2023-04-10 v2 Nuclear Experiment Quantum Physics

Abstract

We report precision measurements of the nuclear magnetic moment of \textsuperscript{43}Ca\textsuperscript{+}, made by microwave spectroscopy of the 4s 2^2S1/2_{1/2} F=4,M=0F=3,M=1\left|F=4, M=0\right\rangle \rightarrow \left|F=3, M=1\right\rangle ground level hyperfine clock transition at a magnetic field of \approx 146 G, using a single laser-cooled ion in a Paul trap. We measure a clock transition frequency of f=3199941076.920±0.046f = 3199941076.920 \pm 0.046 Hz, from which we determine μI/μN=1.315350(9)(1)\mu_I / \mu_{\rm{N}} = -1.315350(9)(1), where the uncertainty (9) arises from uncertainty in the hyperfine AA constant, and the (1) arises from the uncertainty in our measurement. This measurement is not corrected for diamagnetic shielding due to the bound electrons. We make a second measurement which is less precise but agrees with the first. We use our μI\mu_I value, in combination with previous NMR results, to extract the change in shielding constant of calcium ions due to solvation in D2_2O: Δσ=0.00022(1)\Delta \sigma = -0.00022(1).

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@article{arxiv.2105.10352,
  title  = {Precision measurement of the $^{43}$Ca$^{+}$ nuclear magnetic moment},
  author = {R. K. Hanley and D. T. C. Allcock and T. P. Harty and M. A. Sepiol and D. M. Lucas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.10352},
  year   = {2023}
}