• DocumentCode
    2226442
  • Title

    Precision calculation of blackbody radiation shifts for metrology at the 18th decimal place

  • Author

    Safronova, Marianna ; Kozlov, Mikhail ; Clark, Charles W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    We present a new approach for accurate calculation of atomic polarizabilities, apply it to evaluate BBR shifts in optical clock transitions in Al+, B+ and In+, and find uncertainties below 10-18 in some cases.
  • Keywords
    aluminium; atomic clocks; blackbody radiation; boron; indium; polarisability; positive ions; 18th decimal place; Al+; B+; BBR shifts; In+; atomic polarizabilities; blackbody radiation shifts; metrology; optical clock transitions; precision calculation; Adaptive optics; Atom optics; Atomic clocks; Optical polarization; Physics; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950080