Title : 
Precision calculation of blackbody radiation shifts for metrology at the 18th decimal place
         
        
            Author : 
Safronova, Marianna ; Kozlov, Mikhail ; Clark, Charles W.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We present a new approach for accurate calculation of atomic polarizabilities, apply it to evaluate BBR shifts in optical clock transitions in Al+, B+ and In+, and find uncertainties below 10-18 in some cases.
         
        
            Keywords : 
aluminium; atomic clocks; blackbody radiation; boron; indium; polarisability; positive ions; 18th decimal place; Al+; B+; BBR shifts; In+; atomic polarizabilities; blackbody radiation shifts; metrology; optical clock transitions; precision calculation; Adaptive optics; Atom optics; Atomic clocks; Optical polarization; Physics; Uncertainty;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Baltimore, MD
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4577-1223-4