Resonance enhanced isotope-selective photoionization of YbI for ion trap loading
Atomic Physics
2011-12-23 v2
Abstract
Neutral Ytterbium (YbI) and singly ionized Ytterbium (YbII) is widely used in experiments in quantum optics, metrology and quantum information science. We report on the investigation of isotope selective two-photoionisation of YbI that allows for efficient loading of ion traps with YbII. Results are presented on two-colour (399 nm and 369 nm) and single-colour (399 nm) photoionisation and their efficiency is compared to electron impact ionisation. Nearly deterministic loading of a desired number of YbII ions into a linear Paul trap is demonstrated.
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@article{arxiv.0712.0969,
title = {Resonance enhanced isotope-selective photoionization of YbI for ion trap loading},
author = {M. Johanning and A. Braun and D. Eiteneuer and Chr. Paape and Chr. Balzer and W. Neuhauser and Chr. Wunderlich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.0969},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
9 pages. Considerably extended and revised version including new data