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Ba+ ions are confined in a r.f. quadrupole trap for periods of 1 day. Spectral resolution of 1.5 · 10−9 has been achieved in an optical double resonance experiment to determine the ground state hfs separation of 8 GHz.
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This work comprises part of the thesis of Mr. R.Blatt (D 77).
The experiment is supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
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Blatt, R., Werth, G. Precision ground state Hfs-separation of137Ba. Z Physik A 299, 93–94 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01415749
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01415749