Title :
Strontium ion optical frequency standard with Hz-level uncertainty
Author :
Margolis, H.S. ; Barwood, G.P. ; Huang, G. ; Klein, H.A. ; Lea, S.N. ; Szymaniec, K. ; Gill, P.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington, UK
Abstract :
The frequency of the 674 nm 5s2S1/2-4d2D52/ electric quadrupole clock transition in a single cold 88Sr+ ion, with the quadrupole frequency shift ed, has been measured with a fractional uncertainty of 3.4×10-15.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; frequency standards; ion lasers; laser cooling; measurement by laser beam; strontium; 674 nm; Sr; electric quadrupole clock transition; quadrupole frequency shift; single cold ion; strontium ion optical frequency standard; Charge carrier processes; Clocks; Cooling; Frequency measurement; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Measurement standards; Particle beam optics; Strontium; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1528010