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Precise determination of the171Yb+ ground state Hyperfine separation

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Zeitschrift für Physik A Atoms and Nuclei

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We performed a microwave-optical double resonance experiment on the ground state of171Yb+ ions. About 105 particles were confined in a r.f. quadrupole trap for periods of several hours in the presence of He buffer gas. Hyperfine pumping by a pulsed dye laser was followed by microwave transitions, which we observed via changes in the ionic fluorescence intensity. The ground state hyperfine splitting has been determined togD W=12642812124.2±1.4 Hz. The ultimate line width obtained in this experiment was 33 mHz, corresponding to a lineQ of 3.8·1011. The final error ofgD W is mainly determined by the accuracy of the available frequency reference.

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    R. Blatt, H. Schnatz & G. Werth

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Blatt, R., Schnatz, H. & Werth, G. Precise determination of the171Yb+ ground state Hyperfine separation. Z Physik A 312, 143–147 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01412156

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