Precision Measurement of the 2
- 1 February 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Modern Optics
- Vol. 39 (2), 381-387
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09500349214550371
Abstract
The 4f13 6s2 2F7/2–4f14 5d 2D5/2 3·43 μm infrared transition in 172Yb+ has been driven for the first time and measured to be 87 360 087(4) MHz. The frequency was determined by probing a cloud of 172Yb+ ions held in a radiofrequency trap in the presence of helium buffer gas. The infrared radiation was generated by difference frequency mixing in LiNbO3. The frequency measurement is part of a programme to locate the 4f14 6s 2S1/2–4f13 6s2 2F7/2 467 nm ultra-narrow transition in laser-cooled Yb+.Keywords
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