TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultraviolet laser spectroscopy of neutral mercury in a one-dimensional optical lattice
AU - Mejri, S.
AU - McFerran, J. J.
AU - Yi, Lin
AU - Le Coq, Y.
AU - Bize, S.
PY - 2011/9/14
Y1 - 2011/9/14
N2 - We present details on the ultraviolet lattice spectroscopy of the (6s2) 1S0↔(6s6p) 3P0 transition in neutral mercury, specifically 199Hg. Mercury atoms are loaded into a one-dimensional vertically aligned optical lattice from a magneto-optical trap with an rms temperature of ∼60 μK. We describe aspects of the magneto-optical trapping, the lattice cavity design, and the techniques employed to trap and detect mercury in an optical lattice. The clock-line frequency dependence on lattice depth is measured at a range of lattice wavelengths. We confirm the magic wavelength to be 362.51(0.16) nm. Further observations to those reported by Yi are presented regarding the laser excitation of a Wannier-Stark ladder of states.
AB - We present details on the ultraviolet lattice spectroscopy of the (6s2) 1S0↔(6s6p) 3P0 transition in neutral mercury, specifically 199Hg. Mercury atoms are loaded into a one-dimensional vertically aligned optical lattice from a magneto-optical trap with an rms temperature of ∼60 μK. We describe aspects of the magneto-optical trapping, the lattice cavity design, and the techniques employed to trap and detect mercury in an optical lattice. The clock-line frequency dependence on lattice depth is measured at a range of lattice wavelengths. We confirm the magic wavelength to be 362.51(0.16) nm. Further observations to those reported by Yi are presented regarding the laser excitation of a Wannier-Stark ladder of states.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.84.032507
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.84.032507
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80052720304
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 84
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 3
M1 - 032507
ER -