Title :
Progress report of an 27Al+ ion optical clock
Author :
Deng, Kai ; Xu, Z.T. ; Yuan, W.H. ; Qin, C.B. ; Deng, A. ; Sun, Yan Lindsay ; Zhang, Juyong ; Lu, Z.H. ; Luo, JianChao
Author_Institution :
MOE Key Lab. of Fundamental Quantities Meas., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
An Al+ ion optical clock is under development at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China. We have successfully crystallized Magnesium ions. Through micromotion compensation and trapping parameters optimization, temperature of a trapped single ion is lowered to be around 19 mK.
Keywords :
aluminium; atomic clocks; crystallisation; frequency standards; magnesium; motion compensation; particle traps; radiation pressure; 25Mg+; 27Al+; 27Al+ ion optical clock; magnesium ion crystallization; micromotion compensation; trapped single ion temperature; trapping parameters optimization; Charge carrier processes; Clocks; Cooling; Ions; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Particle beam optics; Al ion; ion trap; laser cooling; optical clock;
Conference_Titel :
European Frequency and Time Forum & International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFC), 2013 Joint
Conference_Location :
Prague
DOI :
10.1109/EFTF-IFC.2013.6702143