Precision lifetime measurements of a single trapped ion with ultrafast laser pulses
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Moehring, DL; Blinov, BB; Gidley, DW; Kohn, RN; Madsen, MJ; Sanderson, TD; Vallery, RS; Monroe, C
Published in: Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
January 1, 2006
We report precision measurements of the excited state lifetime of the 5p P 1/2 2 and 5p P 3/2 2 levels of a single trapped Cd+ ion. Combining ion trap and ultrafast laser technologies, the ion is excited with picosecond laser pulses from a mode-locked laser and the distribution of arrival times of spontaneously emitted photons is recorded. The resulting lifetimes are 3.148-0.011 ns and 2.647-0.010 ns for P 1/2 2 and P 3/2 2 respectively. With a total uncertainty of under 0.4%, these are among the most precise measurements of any atomic state lifetimes to date. © 2006 The American Physical Society.
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Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
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1094-1622
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1050-2947
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Volume
73
Issue
2
Related Subject Headings
- General Physics
- 03 Chemical Sciences
- 02 Physical Sciences
- 01 Mathematical Sciences
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Moehring, D. L., Blinov, B. B., Gidley, D. W., Kohn, R. N., Madsen, M. J., Sanderson, T. D., … Monroe, C. (2006). Precision lifetime measurements of a single trapped ion with ultrafast laser pulses. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 73(2). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.73.023413
Moehring, D. L., B. B. Blinov, D. W. Gidley, R. N. Kohn, M. J. Madsen, T. D. Sanderson, R. S. Vallery, and C. Monroe. “Precision lifetime measurements of a single trapped ion with ultrafast laser pulses.” Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics 73, no. 2 (January 1, 2006). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.73.023413.
Moehring DL, Blinov BB, Gidley DW, Kohn RN, Madsen MJ, Sanderson TD, et al. Precision lifetime measurements of a single trapped ion with ultrafast laser pulses. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. 2006 Jan 1;73(2).
Moehring, D. L., et al. “Precision lifetime measurements of a single trapped ion with ultrafast laser pulses.” Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 73, no. 2, Jan. 2006. Scopus, doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.73.023413.
Moehring DL, Blinov BB, Gidley DW, Kohn RN, Madsen MJ, Sanderson TD, Vallery RS, Monroe C. Precision lifetime measurements of a single trapped ion with ultrafast laser pulses. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. 2006 Jan 1;73(2).
Published In
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
DOI
EISSN
1094-1622
ISSN
1050-2947
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Volume
73
Issue
2
Related Subject Headings
- General Physics
- 03 Chemical Sciences
- 02 Physical Sciences
- 01 Mathematical Sciences