Title :
Spectroscopy of a single Al/sup +/ ion via coupling to Be/sup +/
Author :
Rosenband, T. ; Schmidt, P.O. ; Koelemeij, J.C.J. ; Itano, W.M. ; Kobayashi, Y. ; Fortier, T.M. ; Diddams, S.A. ; Bergquist, J.C. ; Wineland, D.J.
Author_Institution :
National Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We perform precision spectroscopy on /sup 27/Al/sup +/ with the aid of a /sup 9/Be/sup +/ ion. Using sympathetic cooling and quantum state transfer, we efficiently interrogate the /sup 1/So /spl rarr/ /sup 3/Pi and /sup 1/So /spl rarr/ /sup 3/Po transitions.
Keywords :
aluminium; atomic clocks; beryllium; laser cooling; spectroscopy; Al; Be; quantum state transfer; single ion spectroscopy; sympathetic cooling; Clocks; Cooling; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Particle beam optics; Spectroscopy; Stationary state;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1528014
