Absolute frequency measurements of the ^1{\rm S}_0 \rightarrow {}^1{\rm P}_1$ transition in ytterbium

OSA Continuum vol. 3, issue 1, pp. 50-57, 2020 The ytterbium atom is widely used in the fields of atomic physics, cavity quantum electrodynamics, quantum information processing and optical frequency standards. There is however a strong dispersion among the reported values of the ^1{\rm S}_0 \rightar...

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Main Authors Lauprêtre, Thomas, Groult, Lucas, Achi, Bachir, Petersen, Michael, Kersalé, Yann, Delehaye, Marion, Lacroûte, Clément
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.12.2019
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Physics - Atomic Physics
Physics - Optics
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Summary:OSA Continuum vol. 3, issue 1, pp. 50-57, 2020 The ytterbium atom is widely used in the fields of atomic physics, cavity quantum electrodynamics, quantum information processing and optical frequency standards. There is however a strong dispersion among the reported values of the ^1{\rm S}_0 \rightarrow {}^1{\rm P}_1$ transition frequency. In this article, we present two independent measurements of the absolute frequency of this transition performed with two different wavemeters using atomic fluorescence spectroscopy. The cancellation of Doppler shifts is obtained by fine tuning the angle between the probe laser and the atomic beam. The resulting $^{174}\mathrm{Yb}$ isotope transition frequency is estimated to be $\,751\,526\,537\pm27$ MHz.
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1912.08065