Abstract
We report on high-resolution spectroscopy with two different samples of calcium atoms, in a laser-cooled and deflected beam and in a magneto-optical trap. The atomic beam was excited by spatially separated laser fields. For spectroscopy with stored atoms in a magneto-optical trap we used a multiple-pulse excitation scheme. The resolution as low as 2.5 kHz was limited by residual frequency fluctuations of our dye-laser spectrometer. The results should allow to establish a frequency standard with a relative uncertainty below 10−14.
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