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Study of the magnetic octupole moment of $^{173}$Yb using collinear laser spectroscopy
R. P. De GrooteS. KujanpääÁ. KoszorúsJ. G. LiI. D. Mooresubject
Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)FOS: Physical sciencesPhysics::Atomic PhysicsNuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)Nuclear ExperimentPhysics - Atomic Physicsdescription
The hyperfine constants of the $^3$P$^{\circ}_2$ state in neutral Yb have been measured using three different dipole transitions. This state was recently shown to have a comparatively large hyperfine magnetic octupole splitting, and thus a puzzlingly large magnetic octupole moment. The measurement is performed using collinear laser spectroscopy on a fast atomic beam, which provides a straightforward route to probing long-lived metastable atomic states with high resolution. From the combined analysis of all three lines we find no significant evidence for a non-zero octupole moment in $^{173}$Yb.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-02 |