• DocumentCode
    2342625
  • Title

    Measurement of the quadrupole moment in the mercury ion optical clock

  • Author

    Oskay, W.H. ; Itano, W.M. ; Bergquist, J.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Time & Frequency, National Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    25-27 July 2005
  • Firstpage
    97
  • Lastpage
    98
  • Abstract
    We report a measurement of the 199Hg+ 5d96s2 2D52/ electric quadrupole moment and discuss its implications for the accuracy of an optical clock based upon the 2D12/(F = 0) / 2D52/(F = 2) transition at 282 nm.
  • Keywords
    atomic clocks; mercury (metal); quadrupole moments; 282 nm; Hg; electric quadrupole moment; mercury ion optical clock; optical clock; Atom optics; Clocks; Electric variables measurement; Electrodes; Frequency measurement; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Optical harmonic generation; Particle beam optics; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
  • ISSN
    1099-4742
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8981-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1528011
  • Filename
    1528011