Coherent Excitation of the Highly Forbidden Electric Octupole Transition in 172Yb+

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  • H. A. Fürst
  • C. H. Yeh
  • D. Kalincev
  • A. P. Kulosa
  • L. S. Dreissen
  • R. Lange
  • E. Benkler
  • N. Huntemann
  • E. Peik
  • T. E. Mehlstäubler

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  • National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB)
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Original languageEnglish
Article number163001
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume125
Issue number16
Publication statusPublished - 16 Oct 2020

Abstract

We report on the first coherent excitation of the highly forbidden S21/2?F27/2 electric octupole (E3) transition in a single trapped Yb+172 ion, an isotope without nuclear spin. Using the transition in Yb+171 as a reference, we determine the transition frequency to be 642 116 784 950 887.6(2.4) Hz. We map out the magnetic field environment using the forbidden S21/2?D25/2 electric quadrupole (E2) transition and determine its frequency to be 729 476 867 027 206.8(4.4) Hz. Our results are a factor of 1×105 (3×105) more accurate for the E2 (E3) transition compared to previous measurements. The results open up the way to search for new physics via precise isotope shift measurements and improved tests of local Lorentz invariance using the metastable F27/2 state of Yb+.

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Coherent Excitation of the Highly Forbidden Electric Octupole Transition in 172Yb+. / Fürst, H. A.; Yeh, C. H.; Kalincev, D. et al.
In: Physical review letters, Vol. 125, No. 16, 163001, 16.10.2020.

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Fürst, HA, Yeh, CH, Kalincev, D, Kulosa, AP, Dreissen, LS, Lange, R, Benkler, E, Huntemann, N, Peik, E & Mehlstäubler, TE 2020, 'Coherent Excitation of the Highly Forbidden Electric Octupole Transition in 172Yb+', Physical review letters, vol. 125, no. 16, 163001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.163001
Fürst, H. A., Yeh, C. H., Kalincev, D., Kulosa, A. P., Dreissen, L. S., Lange, R., Benkler, E., Huntemann, N., Peik, E., & Mehlstäubler, T. E. (2020). Coherent Excitation of the Highly Forbidden Electric Octupole Transition in 172Yb+. Physical review letters, 125(16), Article 163001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.163001
Fürst HA, Yeh CH, Kalincev D, Kulosa AP, Dreissen LS, Lange R et al. Coherent Excitation of the Highly Forbidden Electric Octupole Transition in 172Yb+. Physical review letters. 2020 Oct 16;125(16):163001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.163001
Fürst, H. A. ; Yeh, C. H. ; Kalincev, D. et al. / Coherent Excitation of the Highly Forbidden Electric Octupole Transition in 172Yb+. In: Physical review letters. 2020 ; Vol. 125, No. 16.
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