171 Yb + optical clock with 2.2 × 10 − 18 systematic uncertainty and absolute frequency measurements

A full evaluation of the uncertainty budget for the ytterbium ion optical clock at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) was performed on the electric octupole (E3) 2 S 1 / 2 → 2 F 7 / 2 transition. The total systematic frequency shift was measured with a fractional standard systematic uncertainty...

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Published in:Metrologia 2024-08, Vol.61 (4), p.45001
Main Authors: Tofful, A, Baynham, C F A, Curtis, E A, Parsons, A O, Robertson, B I, Schioppo, M, Tunesi, J, Margolis, H S, Hendricks, R J, Whale, J, Thompson, R C, Godun, R M
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Summary:A full evaluation of the uncertainty budget for the ytterbium ion optical clock at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) was performed on the electric octupole (E3) 2 S 1 / 2 → 2 F 7 / 2 transition. The total systematic frequency shift was measured with a fractional standard systematic uncertainty of 2.2 × 10 − 18 . Furthermore, the absolute frequency of the E3 transition of the 171 Yb + ion was measured between 2019 and 2023 via a link to International Atomic Time (TAI) and against the local caesium fountain NPL-CsF2. The absolute frequencies were measured with fractional standard uncertainties between 3.7 × 10 − 16 and 1.1 × 10 − 15 , and all were in agreement with the 2021 BIPM recommended frequency.
ISSN:0026-1394
1681-7575
DOI:10.1088/1681-7575/ad53cd