DocumentCode
1741868
Title
Progress towards a single ytterbium ion optical clock
Author
Taylor, Phil ; Webster, S.A. ; Roberts, Mike ; Gill, P.
Author_Institution
Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington, UK
fYear
2000
fDate
12-12 May 2000
Firstpage
111
Abstract
Summary form only given. A single laser-cooled ion held in an electrodynamic trap is a near ideal atomic sample for a frequency standard. The quantum jump technique is used to observe a high-Q forbidden transition in the ion. It has been suggested that the ultimate limit to the reproducibility of a standard of this type will lie in the region of one part in 10/sup 18/.
Keywords
atomic clocks; frequency standards; laser cooling; ytterbium; Yb; electrodynamic trap; frequency standard; high-Q forbidden transition; ideal atomic sample; quantum jump technique; reproducibility; single laser-cooled ion; single ytterbium ion optical clock; ultimate limit; Clocks; Particle beam optics; Ytterbium;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2000. (QELS 2000). Technical Digest
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
ISSN
1094-5695
Print_ISBN
1-55752-608-7
Type
conf
Filename
901722
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