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Precision measurement of the ground-state hyperfine constant for $^9Be^+$ in a linear Paul trap via magnetically insensitive hyperfine transitions

Atomic Physics 2026-03-04 v3

Abstract

Direct measurements of the ground-state magnetically insensitive hyperfine transition |F=2,mF=0>->|F=1,mF=0> of 9Be+^9Be^+ ions have been performed using microwave-driven state transfer. The 9Be+^9Be^+ ions are confined and laser-cooled in a linear Paul trap, forming a Coulomb crystal. The transition frequencies have been measured over a magnetic field range of ±0.5mT \pm 0.5 mT centered at zero magnetic field, and the acquired data were fitted accounting for the high-order Zeeman effect. The hyperfine constant A is determined to be -625.008840(35) MHz, achieving a relative precision of 5.6×108 5.6 \times 10^{-8}.

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@article{arxiv.2601.14811,
  title  = {Precision measurement of the ground-state hyperfine constant for $^9Be^+$ in a linear Paul trap via magnetically insensitive hyperfine transitions},
  author = {Zhi-yuan Ao and Wen-li Bai and Qian-yu Zhang and Wen-cui Peng and Xin Tong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.14811},
  year   = {2026}
}

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8 pages, 4 figures and 2 tables