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Our calculations have shown that the 5f_5/2-7s_1/2 23131 cm^{-1} transition from the ground state in the ion Th^{3+} is very sensitive to the temporal variation of the fine structure constant alpha (q=-75300 cm^{-1}). The line is very…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2010-04-29 V. V. Flambaum , S. G. Porsev

We calculate the dependence of atomic transition frequencies on the fine structure constant, $\alpha = e^2/\hbar c$, for some ions of Ti, Mn, Na, C, and O. The results of these calculations will be used in the search for variation of alpha…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. C. Berengut , V. A. Dzuba , V. V. Flambaum , M. V. Marchenko

Hyperfine-structures of highly charged ions (HCIs) are favourable spectroscopic targets for exploring fundamental physics as well as nuclear properties. Recent proposals of HCI atomic clocks highlight their importance, especially for…

We performed accurate calculation of $\alpha$-dependence ($\alpha=e^2/hc$) of the transition frequencies for ions, which are used in a search for the variation of the fine structure constant $\alpha$ in space-time. We use Dirac-Hartree-Fock…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-08-18 V. A. Dzuba , V. V. Flambaum , M. G. Kozlov , M. Marchenko

We identify Ba$^{4+}$ (Te-like) as a promising candidate for a high-accuracy optical clock. The lowest-lying electronic states are part of a $^3P_J$ fine structure manifold with anomalous energy ordering, being non-monotonic in $J$. We…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2020-10-26 Kyle Beloy , Vladimir A. Dzuba , Samuel M. Brewer

We present a review of recent works devoted to the variation of the fine structure constant alpha, strong interaction and fundamental masses. There are some hints for the variation in quasar absorption spectra, Big Bang nucleosynthesis, and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-08-18 V. V. Flambaum

We investigate the leading systematic effects in ro-vibrational spectroscopy of the molecular hydrogen ions H2+ and HD+, in order to assess their potential for the realization of optical clocks that would be sensitive to possible variations…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2017-02-20 Jean-Philippe Karr

Quasi-forbidden electronic transitions in atoms and quasi-degenerate vibronic transitions in molecules serve as powerful probes of hypothetical temporal variations of fundamental constants. Computation of the sensitivity of a transition to…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-11-17 Carsten Zülch , Konstantin Gaul , Robert Berger

Optical transitions of highly charged ions can be very sensitive to hypothetical beyond-the-Standard-Model phenomena. Those near the $5s-4f$ level crossing, where the $5s$ and $4f$ are degenerate are especially promising. We present…

Multi-ion optical clocks offer the possibility of overcoming the low signal-to-noise ratio of single-ion clocks, while still providing low systematic uncertainties. We present simultaneous spectroscopy of up to four ${}^{115}$In${}^+$ clock…

We propose that a nuclear clock based on the Th V ion can surpass the accuracy of clocks built with other thorium ions. The Th$^{4+}$ ion has a rigid closed-shell core with zero total electron angular momentum, suppressing frequency shifts…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-08-05 V. A. Dzuba , V. V. Flambaum , E. Peik

We calculate hyperfine structure of $^{229}$Th and its ions (Th~IV, Th~III, Th~II, Th~I) to reveal the dependence of the nuclear clock frequency on the hyperfine interaction (hfi). We calculate first and second-order hfi shifts and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-12-18 V. A. Dzuba , V. V. Flambaum

We consider an application of precision frequency measurements to searches for possible time variations of the fundamental physical constants. Current laboratory constraints on variations of the fine structure constant alpha and other…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Savely G. Karshenboim , Victor Flambaum , Ekkehard Peik

The search for variation of the fundamental constants such as the fine structure constant $\alpha$ ($\alpha=e^2/\hbar c$) and the ratios of fundamental masses (e.g., electron to proton mass ratio $\mu=m_e/m_p$) is reviewed. Strong emphasis…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 V. V. Flambaum , V. A. Dzuba

We perform accurate calculations of the dependence of transition frequencies in two valence electron atoms and ions on a variation of the fine structure constant, alpha. The relativistic Hartree-Fock method is used with many-body…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-02-05 E. J. Angstmann , V. A. Dzuba , V. V. Flambaum

High accuracy measurements in M\"ossbauer transitions open up the possibility to use them in the search for temporal and spatial variation of the fine-structure constant $\alpha$, quark mass $m_q$, and dark matter field which may lead to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-06-08 Pavel Fadeev , Julian C. Berengut , Victor V. Flambaum

A high-precision relativistic calculations of Cd-like Nd$^{12+}$, Sm$^{14+}$ and Sn-like Pr$^{9+}$, Nd$^{10+}$ atomic properties is carried out using an approach that combines configuration interaction and a linearized coupled-cluster…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-22 M. S. Safronova , V. A. Dzuba , V. V. Flambaum , U. I. Safronova , S. G. Porsev , M. G. Kozlov

We use the relativistic Hartree-Fock method, many-body perturbation theory and configuration-interaction method to calculate the dependence of atomic transition frequencies on the fine structure constant, alpha. The results of these…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. C. Berengut , V. A. Dzuba , V. V. Flambaum , M. V. Marchenko

We calculated the dependence of the transition frequencies on the fine-structure constant $\alpha$ ($q$-factors) for Ni~II. Nickel is one of the few elements with high sensitivity to $\alpha$-variation, whose lines are observed at high…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2014-11-03 E. A. Konovalova , M. G. Kozlov , R. T. Imanbaeva

Promising searches for new physics beyond the current Standard Model (SM) of particle physics are feasible through isotope-shift spectroscopy, which is sensitive to a hypothetical fifth force between the neutrons of the nucleus and the…