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We examine the effect of a parasitic rf magnetic field, attributed to ion trapping, on the highly anticipated nuclear clock based on ^{229}Th^{3+} [C. J. Campbell et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 108,… Click to show full abstract
We examine the effect of a parasitic rf magnetic field, attributed to ion trapping, on the highly anticipated nuclear clock based on ^{229}Th^{3+} [C. J. Campbell et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 120802 (2012)PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.108.120802]. The rf magnetic field induces an ac Zeeman shift to the clock frequency. As we demonstrate, this shift threatens to be the dominant systematic frequency shift for the clock, exceeding other systematic frequency shifts and the projected systematic uncertainty of the clock by orders of magnitude. We propose practical means to suppress or eliminate this shift.
Journal Title: Physical review letters
Year Published: 2023
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