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The static and dynamic electric-dipole polarizabilities of the $6s^2\,^1S_0$ and $6s6p\,^3P_1^o$ states of Yb are calculated by using the relativistic ab initio method. Focusing on the red detuning region to the $6s^2\,^1S_0-6s6p\,^3P_1^o$…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-09-28 Zhi-Ming Tang , Yan-Mei Yu , Jun Jiang , Chen-Zhong Dong

A generic scheme to trap atoms at the magic wavelengths ($\lambda_{\rm{magic}}$s) that are independent of vector and tensor components of the interactions of the atoms with the external electric field is presented. The…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-07-20 Sukhjit Singh , B. K. Sahoo , Bindiya Arora

We report a frequency measurement of the 1S0-3P0 transition of 87Sr atoms in an optical lattice clock. The frequency is determined to be 429 228 004 229 879 (5) Hz with a fractional uncertainty that is comparable to state-of-the-art optical…

The magic wavelength for an optical lattice for hydrogen atoms that cancels the lowest order AC Stark shift of the 1S-2S transition is calculated to be 513 nm. The magnitude of AC Stark shift $\Delta E=-1.19$ kHz/(10kW/cm$^2$) and the slope…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-10-14 Akio Kawasaki

An ideal superradiant laser on an optical clock transition of noninteracting cold atoms is predicted to exhibit an extreme frequency stability and accuracy far below mHz-linewidth. In any concrete setup sufficiently many atoms have to be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 Thomas Maier , Sebastian Kraemer , Laurin Ostermann , Helmut Ritsch

We present precision spectroscopy and isotope shift measurement of the ${}^1S_0 \leftrightarrow {}^3P_2$ clock transition in neutral ytterbium ($\mathrm{Yb}$) atoms. By revealing a magic wavelength at $905.4(2)$ nm, we successfully achieve…

Magic is a property of quantum states that enables universal fault-tolerant quantum computing using simple sets of gate operations. Understanding the mechanisms by which magic is created or destroyed is, therefore, a crucial step towards…

Precise state-dependent control of optical potentials is of great importance for various applications utilizing cold neutral atoms. In particular, tune-out wavelengths for the clock state pair in alkaline-earth(-like) atoms provide…

Branching fractions were measured for electric dipole transitions from the 5p upper levels to the 5s levels in neutral krypton atoms. The measurements were made with a wall-stabilized electric arc and a 2m monochromator for the spectral…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 Krzysztof Dzierzega , Udo Volz , Gillian Nave , Ulf Griesmann

We carry out a systematic study of the static and dynamic polarizabilities of the potassium atom using a first-principles high-precision relativistic all-order method in which all single, double, and partial triple excitations of the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2013-01-16 M. S. Safronova , U. I. Safronova , Charles W. Clark

This article presents spectroscopy results of the $5s5p{\;^3}P_0 \rightarrow 5s5d{\;^3}D_1$ transition in all isotopes of laser cooled Sr atoms and the utility of this transition for repumping application. By employing the $5s5p{\;^{3}…

We demonstrate a technique for frequency measurements of atomic transitions with a precision of 30 kHz. The frequency is measured using a ring-cavity resonator whose length is calibrated against a reference laser locked to the $D_2$ line of…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Ayan Banerjee , Dipankar Das , Vasant Natarajan

We present absolute-frequency measurements for the transitions from the 6s$_{1/2}$ ground state of $^{133}$Cs to $n$p$_{1/2}$ and $n$p$_{3/2}$ Rydberg states. The transition frequencies are determined by one-photon UV spectroscopy in…

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…

Iridium ions near $4f$-$5s$ level crossings are the leading candidates for a new type of atomic clocks with a high projected accuracy and a very high sensitivity to the temporal variation of the fine structure constant $\alpha$. To identify…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-08-12 U. I. Safronova , V. V. Flambaum , M. S. Safronova

Multiple quantum experiments are used to resolve broad peaks in nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of quadrupolar nuclei. In this work, we study phase cycling of radio frequency pulses in a single quantum satellite transition magic angle…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-01-30 Peter Malavé

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

A large-scale full-configuration-interaction calculation based on Dirac-Coulomb-Breit (DCB) Hamiltonian is performed for the $2\,^1S_0$ and $2\,^3S_1$ states of helium. The operators of the normal and specific mass shifts are directly…

In ponderomotive spectroscopy an amplitude-modulated optical standing wave is employed to probe Rydberg-atom transitions, utilizing a ponderomotive rather than a dipole-field interaction. Here, we engage nonlinearities in the modulation to…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-08 Kaitlin Moore , Georg Raithel

A Zeeman-insensitive optical clock atomic transition is engineered when nuclear spins are dressed by a non resonant radio-frequency field. For fermionic species as $^{87}$Sr, $^{171}$Yb, and $^{199}$Hg, particular ratios between the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2012-12-06 Thomas Zanon-Willette , Emeric de Clercq , Ennio Arimondo