Title :
Toward a mercury optical lattice clock: Spectroscopy of the clock transition in fermionic isotopes
Author :
Mejri, S. ; Petersen, M. ; Magalhães, D.V. ; Mandache, C. ; Dawkins, S. ; Chicireanu, R. ; Coq, Y. Le ; Clairon, A. ; Bize, S.
Author_Institution :
Obs. de Paris, LNE-SYRTE, UPMC, Paris, France
Abstract :
In this paper, we report on development on an optical lattice clock using neutral mercury. Laser spectroscopy of the clock transition in fermionic isotope has been performed, which is an important step in this project.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; isotopes; optical lattices; clock transition; fermionic isotopes; laser spectroscopy; mercury optical lattice clock; Atom optics; Clocks; Fiber lasers; Isotopes; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Lattices; Optical sensors; Spectroscopy; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium, 2009 Joint with the 22nd European Frequency and Time forum. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Besancon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3511-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1075-6787
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.2009.5168305
