Title :
Measurements of molecular transition frequencies with accuracies of 10−16
Author :
Kajita, M. ; Gopakumar, G. ; Abe, Makoto ; Hada, M.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
Measurement of vibrational transition frequencies of X6Li and X23Na molecules in an optical lattice and XH+ molecular ions in a string crystal are proposed (X:40Ca, 88Sr, or 174Yb). Measurements of these transition frequencies with an uncertainty of less than 10-16 are useful for the test of the variation in the proton-to-electron mass ratio.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; frequency measurement; optical lattices; strontium compounds; vibrational states; ytterbium compounds; 174Yb23Na; 174Yb6Li; 40Ca23Na; 40Ca6Li; 88Sr23Na; 88Sr6Li; X23Na molecules; X6Li molecules; XH+ molecular ions; molecular transition frequency measurement; optical lattice; proton-electron mass ratio variation; string crystal; Density measurement; Frequency measurement; Ions; Laser transitions; Power lasers; Power system measurements; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5705-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2013.6632177