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For the first time, we experimentally determine the infrared magic wavelength for the $^{40}$Ca$^{+}$ $4s\, ^{2}\!S_{1/2} \rightarrow 3d\,^{2}\!D_{5/2}$ electric quadrupole transition by observation of the light shift canceling in…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-02-17 Yao Huang , Hua Guan , Chengbin Li , Huaqing Zhang , Baolin Zhang , Miao Wang , Liyan Tang , Tingyun Shi , Kelin Gao

We report the experimental measurement of a magic wavelength at 476.82362(8) nm for the 88Sr clock transition. The magic wavelength is determined through AC-Stark shift spectroscopy of atoms in an optical dipole trap. The value slightly…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-01-07 Xinyuan Ma , Swarup Das , David Wilkowski , Chang Chi Kwong

We present additional magic wavelengths ($\lambda_{\rm{magic}}$) for the clock transitions in the alkaline-earth metal ions considering circular polarized light aside from our previously reported values in [J. Kaur et al., Phys. Rev. A {\bf…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2017-04-26 Jasmeet Kaur , Sukhjit Singh , Bindiya Arora , B. K. Sahoo

We report a frequency measurement of the clock transition of a single ^40Ca^+ ion trapped and laser cooled in a miniature ring Paul trap with 10^-15 level uncertainty. In the measurement, we used an optical frequency comb referenced to a…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-03 Y. Huang , J. Cao , P. Liu , K. Liang , B. Ou , H. Guan , X. Huang , T. Li , K. Gao

Optical frequency comparison of the 40Ca+ clock transition \nu_{Ca} (2S1/2-2D5/2, 729nm) against the 87Sr optical lattice clock transition \nu_{Sr}(1S0-3P0, 698nm) has resulted in a frequency ratio \nu_{Ca} / \nu_{Sr} = 0.957 631 202 358…

We optically excite the electronic state $3s3p~^3P_{0}$ in $^{24}$Mg atoms, laser-cooled and trapped in a magic-wavelength lattice. An applied magnetic field enhances the coupling of the light to the otherwise strictly forbidden transition.…

It is shown that the dynamic differential scalar polarisability of the $S_{1/2}-D_{5/2}$ transition in $^{138}$Ba$^+$ can be determined to an inaccuracy below $0.5\%$ across a wide wavelength range ($\lambda>700\,\mathrm{nm}$). This can be…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-10-30 M. D. Barrett , K. J. Arnold , M. S. Safronova

A microwave atomic clock scheme based on Rb and Cs atoms trapped in optical lattice with magic wavelength for clock transition is proposed. The ac Stark shift of clock transition due to trapping laser can be canceled at some specific laser…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2011-11-22 Xiaoji Zhou , Xuzong Chen , Jingbiao Chen

Magic wavelengths for laser trapping of boson isotopes of alkaline-earth Sr, Ca and Mg atoms are investigated while considering terahertz clock transitions between the $^{3}P_{0}, ^{3}P_{1}, ^{3}P_{2}$ metastable triplet states. Our…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 Xiaoji Zhou , Xia Xu , Xuzong Chen , Jingbiao Chen

We report the first direct frequency comparison between two multi-ion optical clocks based on the S$_{1/2}$ to D$_{5/2}$ transition in \Ca and \Sr ions. Using linear chains of up to nine \Ca ions and six \Sr ions, we demonstrate improved…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-02-06 Yosef Sokolik , Roee Ozeri , Nitzan Akerman

We constructed a transportable 40Ca+ optical clock (with an estimated minimum systematic shift uncertainty of 1.3*10^(-17) and a stability of 5*10^(-15)/sqrt{tau} ) that can operate outside the laboratory. We transported it from the…

After pumped from $5s_{1/2}$ ground state to $6p_{1/2}$ state, the population inversion between $6s_{1/2}$ and $5p_{1/2,3/2}$ will be established for Rubidium four-level active optical clock. In this paper, we calculate AC Stark shift due…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 Xiaorun Zang , Tonggang Zhang , Jingbiao Chen

Optical lattice clocks of fermionic strontium offer a versatile platform for probing fundamental physics and developing quantum technologies. The bivalent electronic structure of strontium gives rise to a doubly-forbidden atomic transition…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-04-17 G. Kestler , R. J. Sedlik , E. C. Trapp , M. S. Safronova , J. T. Barreiro

Optical lattice clocks are the prospective devices that can probe many subtle physics including temporal variation of the fine structure constant ($\alpha_e$). These studies necessitate high-precision measurements of atomic clock frequency…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-09-28 Zhi-Ming Tang , Yan-mei Yu , B. K. Sahoo , Chen-Zhong Dong , Yang Yang , Yaming Zou

We demonstrated transferring the stability of one highly stable clock laser operating at 729 nm to another less stable laser operating at 698 nm. The two different wavelengths were bridged using an optical frequency comb. The improved…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2012-01-17 A. Yamaguchi , N. Shiga , S. Nagano , Y. Li , H. Ishijima , H. Hachisu , M. Kumagai , T. Ido

We report on the first absolute transition frequency measurement at the 10^{-15} level with a single, laser-cooled 40Ca+ ion in a linear Paul trap. For this measurement, a frequency comb is referenced to the transportable Cs atomic fountain…

The dynamic dipole polarizabilities of the low-lying states of Ca$^{+}$ for linearly and circularly polarized light are calculated by using relativistic configuration interaction plus core polarization (RCICP) approach. The magic…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2017-10-18 Jun Jiang , Li Jiang , Xia Wang , Deng Hong Zhang , Lu You Xie , Chen Zhong Dong

The energy levels and electric dipole ($E1$) matrix elements of the ground state and low-lying excited states of Be atoms are calculated using the relativistic configuration interaction plus core polarization (RCICP) method. The static and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-03-30 Lei Wu , Xia Wang , Ting Wang , Jun Jiang , Chenzhong Dong

In a standing wave of light, a difference in spatial distributions of multipolar atom-field interactions may alter the definition of the magic wavelength to minimize the uncertainty of optical lattice clocks. We show that the magic…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-08-21 Hidetoshi Katori , Koji Hashiguchi , E. Yu. Il'inova , V. D. Ovsiannikov

We report on a precision measurement of the differential static scalar polarizability $\Delta\alpha_0$ of the ${}^{2}\!S_{1/2} \rightarrow {}^{2}\!D_{5/2}$ optical clock transition in the $^{88}$Sr$^{+}$ ion. The polarizability was…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-07-04 T. Lindvall , K. J. Hanhijärvi , T. Fordell , A. E. Wallin
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