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Shifts of the 3D - 4P transitions in different isotopes of positive calcium ions
Michael BlockP. SeibertXinzhao ChuV SchmidtGünter WerthT NakamuraW. Altsubject
Physicseducation.field_of_studyIsotopeStable isotope ratioPopulationCondensed Matter PhysicsLaserFluorescenceAtomic and Molecular Physics and Opticslaw.inventionIonlawMetastabilityPhysics::Atomic PhysicsIon trapAtomic physicseducationdescription
A sample of stable isotopes containing the masses 40, 42, 43 and 44 was stored under buffer-gas conditions in a Paul ion trap. After population of the metastable 3D levels by spontaneous decay of the laser-excited 4P state we observed laser-induced fluorescence when we scanned a laser across the different 3D - 4P fine-structure lines at 850, 854 and 866 nm. From the Doppler-limited lines of these transitions we deduced the isotope shifts, which are of the order of several GHz due to the large specific mass shift of the metastable 3D levels.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-28 | Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics |