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Controlling the Stark perturbation from ambient thermal radiation is key to advancing the performance of many atomic frequency standards, including state-of-the-art optical lattice clocks (OLCs). We demonstrate a cryogenic OLC that utilizes…

We report on the realization of a new compact strontium optical clock using a 2-D magneto-optical-trap (2D-MOT) as cold atomic source and a multi-wavelength cavity as the frequency stabilization system. All needed optical frequencies are…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-04-29 Matteo Barbiero , Davide Calonico , Filippo Levi , Marco G. Tarallo

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 implement imaging spectroscopy of the optical clock transition of lattice-trapped degenerate fermionic Sr in the Mott-insulating regime, combining micron spatial resolution with submillihertz spectral precision. We use these tools to…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-03-14 G. Edward Marti , Ross B. Hutson , Akihisa Goban , Sara L. Campbell , Nicola Poli , Jun Ye

We present an assessment of the (6s^{2})1S0 -> (6s7s)3P0 clock transition frequency in 199Hg with an uncertainty reduction of nearly three orders of magnitude and demonstrate an atomic quality factor, Q, of ~10^(14). The 199Hg atoms are…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2014-12-01 J. J. McFerran , L. Yi , S. Mejri , S. Di Manno , W. Zhang , J. Guéna , Y. Le Coq , S. Bize

Optical lattice clocks have the potential for extremely high frequency stability owing to the simultaneous interrogation of many atoms, but this precision may come at the cost of systematic inaccuracy due to atomic interactions.…

We demonstrate a one-dimensional optical lattice clock with ultracold 171Yb atoms, which is free from the linear Zeeman effect. The absolute frequency of the 1S0(F = 1/2) - 3P0(F = 1/2) clock transition in 171Yb is determined to be 518 295…

We report a single-ion optical atomic clock with fractional frequency uncertainty of $5.5\times10^{-19}$ and fractional frequency stability of $3.5 \times10^{-16}/\sqrt{\tau/\mathrm{s}}$, based on quantum logic spectroscopy of a single…

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

The quadratic Zeeman shift coefficient of 3P0 clock state for strontium is determined in theory and experiment. In theory, we derived the expression of the quadratic Zeeman shift of 3P0 clock state for 88Sr and 87Sr in the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-01-11 Benquan Lu , Xiaotong Lu , Jiguang Li , Hong Chang

We measure the dynamic differential scalar polarizabilities at 10.6 $\mu$m for two candidate clock transitions in $^{176}\mathrm{Lu}^+$. The fractional black body radiation (BBR) shifts at 300 K for the $^1S_0 \leftrightarrow {^3D_1}$ and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-10-29 Kyle J. Arnold , Rattakorn Kaewuam , Arpan Roy , Ting Rei Tan , Murray D. Barrett

We report on the spectroscopy of the $5s^2 {}^1S_0 (F=9/2) \to 5s5p {}^3P_0 (F=9/2)$ clock transition of ${}^{87}{\rm Sr}$ atoms (natural linewidth of 1 mHz) trapped in a one-dimensional optical lattice. Recoilless transitions with a…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Masao Takamoto , Hidetoshi Katori

Optical clocks benefit from tight atomic confinement enabling extended interrogation times as well as Doppler- and recoil-free operation. However, these benefits come at the cost of frequency shifts that, if not properly controlled, may…

We report an uncertainty evaluation of an optical lattice clock based on the $^1S_0\leftrightarrow^3P_0$ transition in the bosonic isotope $^{174}$Yb by use of magnetically induced spectroscopy. The absolute frequency of the…

We have quantified collisional losses, decoherence and the collision shift in a one-dimensional optical lattice clock with bosonic 88Sr. The lattice clock is referenced to the highly forbidden transition 1S0 - 3P0 at 698 nm, which becomes…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-04-01 Ch. Lisdat , J. S. R. Vellore Winfred , T. Middelmann , F. Riehle , U. Sterr

We report the absolute frequency measurement of the 5s2 1S0-5s5p 3P0 transition in 87Sr optical lattice clock (Sr1) at National Time Service Center (NTSC). Its systematic frequency shifts are evaluated carefully with a total relative…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-02-01 Xiaotong Lu , Feng Guo , Yebing Wang , Qinfang Xu , Chihua Zhou , Jingjing Xia , Wenjun Wu , Hong Chang

We experimentally and theoretically determine the magic wavelength of the (5$s^2$)$^{1}S_{0}$$-$(5$s$5$p$)$^{3}P_{0}$ clock transition of $^{111}$Cd to be 419.88(14) nm and 420.1(7) nm. To perform Lamb-Dicke spectroscopy of the clock…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-09-18 A. Yamaguchi , M. S. Safronova , K. Gibble , H. Katori

We report a comprehensive evaluation of all known sources of systematic uncertainty for two independent $^{176}$Lu$^+$ single-ion optical references, finding total systematic uncertainty of $1.1\times10^{-19}$ and $1.4\times10^{-19}$ for…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-12-09 K. J. Arnold , M. D. K. Lee , Zhao Qi , Qichen Qin , Zhang Zhao , N. Jayjong , M. D. Barrett

The Stark shift of the ytterbium optical clock transition due to room temperature blackbody radiation is dominated by a static Stark effect, which was recently measured to high accuracy [J. A. Sherman et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 153002…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2012-12-06 K. Beloy , J. A. Sherman , N. D. Lemke , N. Hinkley , C. W. Oates , A. D. Ludlow

We present a comprehensive study of the frequency shifts associated with the lattice potential for a Sr lattice clock. By comparing two such clocks with a frequency stability reaching $5\times 10^{-17}$ after a one hour integration time,…