Electronic Bridge Excitation in Highly Charged ^{229}Th Ions.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.192502
Abstract: The excitation of the 8 eV ^{229m}Th isomer through the electronic bridge mechanism in highly charged ions is investigated theoretically. By exploiting the rich level scheme of open 4f orbitals and the robustness of highly charged… read more here.
Keywords: highly charged; bridge excitation; excitation highly; electronic bridge ... See more keywords
Coherent Excitation of the Highly Forbidden Electric Octupole Transition in ^{172}Yb^{+}.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.163001
Abstract: We report on the first coherent excitation of the highly forbidden ^{2}S_{1/2}→^{2}F_{7/2} electric octupole (E3) transition in a single trapped ^{172}Yb^{+} ion, an isotope without nuclear spin. Using the transition in ^{171}Yb^{+} as a reference,… read more here.
Keywords: transition; electric octupole; excitation highly; highly forbidden ... See more keywords