Identification of highly forbidden optical transitions in highly charged ions
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevapplied.22.054059
Abstract: Optical clocks represent the most precise experimental devices, finding application in fields spanning from frequency metrology to fundamental physics. Recently, the first highly charged ions (HCI) based optical clock was demonstrated using Ar$^{13+}$, opening up… read more here.
Keywords: highly forbidden; identification highly; forbidden optical; highly charged ... 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