Title :
Investigation for high-resolution spectroscopy of the /sup 2/S/sub 1/2 /-/sup 2/D/sub 5/12/ transition of laser-cooled trapped Yb/sup +/
Author :
Sugiyama, K. ; Yoda, J.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Res. Lab. of Metrol., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
We drove the /sup 2/S/sub 1/2 /-/sup 2/D/sub 5/12/ transition of laser-cooled trapped Yb/sup +/ by frequency-doubled diode-laser radiation. The /sup 2/F/sub 7/2/ state, pumped by driving this transition, was deexcited by irradiation at 3.43 /spl mu/m, 638 nm, and 828 nm.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; cooling; fluorescence; frequency measurement; laser beam effects; measurement standards; population inversion; positive ions; radiation pressure; ytterbium; /sup 2/S/sub 1/2 /-/sup 2/D/sub 5/12/ transition; 3.43 micron; 638 nm; 828 nm; UV fluorescence decay; UV fluorescence recovery; Yb; clock transitions; deexcitation; frequency standards; frequency-doubled diode-laser radiation; high-resolution spectroscopy; laser-cooled trapped Yb/sup +/; Clocks; Diode lasers; Electrons; Fluorescence; Frequency; Isotopes; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Ring lasers; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Braunschweig, Germany
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3376-4
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1996.547087
