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 ions have been performed using microwave-driven state transfer. The 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 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 .
Cite
@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