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We report a precise measurement of the isotope shifts in the $4^2$S$_{1/2} \rightarrow 3^2$D$_{3/2}$ electric quadrupole transition at 732~nm in $^{40 - 42,44,48}$Ca$^+$ via high-resolution laser spectroscopy of co-trapped ions, finding…

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There are theoretical frameworks, such as the large extra dimension models, which predict the strengthening of the gravitational field in short distances. Here we obtain new empiric constraints for deviations of standard gravity in the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-11-15 A. S. Lemos , G. C. Luna , E. Maciel , F. Dahia

We perform high-resolution spectroscopy of the $3$d$~^2$D$_{3/2} - 3$d$~^2$D$_{5/2}$ interval in all stable even isotopes of $^A$Ca$^+$ (A = 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48) with an accuracy of $\sim$ 20 Hz using direct frequency-comb Raman…

Constraints on couplings of several Beyond Standard Model Physics scenarios, mediated by massive intermediate particles including (1) Extra Z-prime, (2) New Light Spin-1 Boson, and (3) Charged Higgs Boson, are placed via neutrino-electron…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-03-28 B. Sevda , A. Şen , M. Demirci , M. Deniz , M. Agartioglu , A. Ajjaq , S. Kerman , L. Singh , A. Sonay , H. T. Wong , M. Zeyrek

We investigate the quantum interference induced shifts between energetically close states in highly charged ions, with the energy structure being observed by laser spectroscopy. In this work, we focus on hyperfine states of lithiumlike…

We present precision isotope shift spectroscopy of the $\mathrm{6s^{2}}\, {}^{1}\mathrm{S}_{0}{\rightarrow\,}\mathrm{6s\, 6p}\, {}^{3}\mathrm{P}_{1}$ intercombination line and the $\mathrm{6s\,6p}\,…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-10-23 Thorsten Groh , Felix Affeld , Simon Stellmer

Precision atomic spectroscopy provides a sensitive probe of physics beyond the Standard Model. A recently reported $9\sigma$ theory-experiment discrepancy in the ionization energy of metastable helium has motivated the hypothesis of a new…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-02-11 Lei Cong , Filip Ficek , Rinat Abdullin , Mikhail G. Kozlov , Dmitry Budker

Low-mass (sub-eV) spin-0 dark matter particles, which form a coherently oscillating classical field $\phi = \phi_0 \cos(m_\phi t)$, can induce oscillating variations in the fundamental constants through their interactions with the Standard…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-08-24 Y. V. Stadnik , V. V. Flambaum

We introduce a new measure called reduced entropy of sublattice to quantify entanglement in spin, electron and boson systems. By analyzing this quantity, we reveal an intriguing connection between quantum entanglement and quantum phase…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Y. Chen , Z. D. Wang , F. C. Zhang

Isotope shifts (ISs) in atomic energy levels are sensitive probes of nuclear structure and new physics beyond the Standard Model. We present an analysis of the ISs of the cadmium atom (Cd I) and singly charged cadmium ion (Cd II). ISs of…

We consider transitions of electron holes (vacancies in otherwise filled shells of atomic systems) in multiply-charged ions that, due to level-crossing of the holes, have frequencies within the range of optical atomic clocks. Strong E1…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2011-07-21 J. C. Berengut , V. A. Dzuba , V. V. Flambaum , A. Ong

Confinement is an intriguing phenomenon prevalent in condensed matter and high-energy physics. Exploring its effect on the far-from-equilibrium criticality of quantum many-body systems is of great interest both from a fundamental and…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-10-20 Jesse Osborne , Ian P. McCulloch , Jad C. Halimeh

Several new proton-proton parity violation experiments are presently either being performed or are being prepared for execution in the near future. Similarly, a new measurement of the parity-violating gamma-ray asymmetry in polarized…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-31 Willem T. H. van Oers

Molecular vibrational transitions are prime candidates for model-independent searches for variation of the proton-to-electron mass ratio. Searches for present-day variation achieve highest sensitivity with deep molecular potentials. We…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-11-15 D. Hanneke , R. A. Carollo , D. A. Lane

High-precision spectroscopy of muonic atoms provides a powerful probe for new short-range interactions predicted by theories beyond the Standard Model (SM). In this work, we derive new constraints on both spin-independent and spin-dependent…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-11-04 J. E. J. Matias , A. S. Lemos , F. Dahia

We investigate quantum entanglement and Bell-inequality violation in top-antitop pair production at future lepton colliders such as the International Linear Collider (ILC) and multi-TeV muon colliders. Within the Standard Model (SM), the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-04-24 Masato Arai , Kentarou Mawatari , Nobuchika Okada

Bound-bound transitions can occur when localized atomic orbitals are thermally depleted, allowing excitations that would otherwise be forbidden at zero temperature. We predict signatures of bound-bound transitions in x-ray Thomson…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-09-21 Andrew D. Baczewski , Thomas Hentschel , Alina Kononov , Stephanie B. Hansen

In quantum interferometry, it is vital to control and utilize nonlinear interactions for achieving high-precision measurements. Attribute to their long coherent time and high controllability, ultracold atoms including Bose condensed atoms…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2012-02-06 Chaohong Lee , Jiahao Huang , Haiming Deng , Hui Dai , Jun Xu

We consider possible tests of the Einstein Equivalence Principle for physical systems in which quantum-mechanical vacuum energies cannot be neglected. Specific tests include a search for the manifestation of non-metric effects in Lamb-shift…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-25 C. Alvarez , R. B. Mann

We compute bounds from atomic spectroscopy on chameleon fields that couple to the photon. Chameleons are a wide class of scalar field models that generically lead to screened fifth forces and a host of novel phenomenologies, particularly…

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