Measurement of the lifetime of the6p P<mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/>21/2olevel ofYb+

2009/06/02 by S. Olmschenk, David Hayes, D. Hayes +8 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Frequency and Time Standards #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #physics.atom-ph #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreva.80.022502

published as Phys. Rev. A 80, 022502 (2009) · 5 pages, 5 figures

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Abstract

We present a precise measurement of the lifetime of the 6p ²P_1/2^o excited state of a single trapped ytterbium ion (Yb⁺). A time-correlated single-photon counting technique is used, where ultrafast pulses excite the ion and the emitted photons are coupled into a single-mode optical fiber. By performing the measurement on a single atom with fast excitation and excellent spatial filtering, we are able to eliminate common systematics. The lifetime of the 6p ²P_1/2^o state is measured to be 8.12\ifmmode±\else\textpm\fi0.02 ns, in good agreement with previous experimental measurements and some theoretical values.

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