Laser spectroscopy and cooling of Yb+ ions on a deep-UV transition

We perform laser spectroscopy of Yb+ ions on the 4f14 6s 2S_{1/2} - 4f13 5d 6s 3D[3/2]_{1/2} transition at 297 nm. The frequency measurements for 170Yb+, 172Yb+, 174Yb+, and 176Yb+ reveal the specific mass shift as well as the field shifts. In addition, we demonstrate laser cooling of Yb+ ions using...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2011-12
Main Authors: Meyer, Hendrik M, Steiner, Matthias, Ratschbacher, Lothar, Zipkes, Christoph, Köhl, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cooling
Laser cooling
Laser spectroscopy
Lasers
Photoionization
Spectrum analysis
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Summary:We perform laser spectroscopy of Yb+ ions on the 4f14 6s 2S_{1/2} - 4f13 5d 6s 3D[3/2]_{1/2} transition at 297 nm. The frequency measurements for 170Yb+, 172Yb+, 174Yb+, and 176Yb+ reveal the specific mass shift as well as the field shifts. In addition, we demonstrate laser cooling of Yb+ ions using this transition and show that light at 297 nm can be used as the second step in the photoionization of neutral Yb atoms.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1112.0366