Measuring atomic oscillator strengths by single atom spectroscopy

Author

Lee, Jianwei ; Aljunid, Syed Abdullah ; Tey, Meng Khoon ; Chng, Brenda ; Maslennikov, Gleb ; Kurtsiefer, Christian

Author_Institution

Phys. Dept, Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We propose a method for assessing the oscillator strengths of atomic transitions based on single atom spectroscopy. The method is based on a direct measurement of an AC Stark shift of atomic energy levels for the single atom trapped in an optical tweezer. The method is independent on a knowledge of the trapping field at the atom. The results can be applied to obtaining the previously unknown oscillator strengths for dipole transitions involving the first excited state of alkali metals.

Keywords

Stark effect; alkali metals; atom optics; atomic structure; energy level crossing; particle spectrometers; radiation pressure; AC Stark shift; alkali metals; atom trap; atomic energy levels; atomic oscillator strength; atomic transitions; dipole transitions; optical tweezer; single atom spectroscopy; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Charge carrier processes; Energy states; Frequency; Oscillators; Probes; Spectroscopy; Wavelength measurement; 020.4900 Oscillator strengths; 270.0270 Quantum optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5224490