Title :
Single ion spectroscopy of ytterbium
Author :
Roberts, M. ; Taylor, P. ; Gill, P.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington, UK
Abstract :
Recent work is presented on the search for the weak electric octupole transition in a single cold ion of the odd-isotope 171 Yb+ and includes new 171Yb+ spectroscopy on two other reference transitions in the optical and infra-red regions, which are used to locate the octupole transition. A successful observation of this 171Yb+ 2S1/2-2F7/2 reference transition is presented
Keywords :
Zeeman effect; atom-photon collisions; frequency standards; infrared spectra; laser cooling; optical variables measurement; positive ions; quantum optics; radiation pressure; trapped ions; visible spectra; ytterbium; 171Yb+; 2S12/-2F72/ reference transition; Yb; infra-red region; octupole transition; odd-isotope; optical region; reference transition; reference transitions; single cold ion; single ion spectroscopy; weak electric octupole transition; Cooling; Electrodes; Isotopes; Laser transitions; Particle beam optics; Ring lasers; Spectroscopy; Ultraviolet sources; Voltage; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency and Time Forum, 1999 and the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, 1999., Proceedings of the 1999 Joint Meeting of the European
Conference_Location :
Besancon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5400-1
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.1999.841405
