Precision lifetime measurements of a single trapped ion with ultrafast laser pulses

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dc.creatorMoehring, D. L.
dc.creatorBlinov, B. B.
dc.creatorGidley, D. W.
dc.creatorKohn Jr., R. N.
dc.creatorMadsen, M. J.
dc.creatorSanderson, T. D.
dc.creatorVallery, R. S.
dc.creatorMonroe, C.
dc.date2005-05-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:08:41Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:08:41Z
dc.descriptionWe report precision measurements of the excited state lifetime of the $5p$ $^2P_{1/2}$ and $5p$ $^2P_{3/2}$ levels of a single trapped Cd$^+$ ion. The ion is excited with picosecond laser pulses from a mode-locked laser and the distribution of arrival times of spontaneously emitted photons is recorded. The resulting lifetimes are 3.148 $\pm$ 0.011 ns and 2.647 $\pm$ 0.010 ns for $^2P_{1/2}$ and $^2P_{3/2}$ respectively. With a total uncertainty of under 0.4%, these are among the most precise measurements of any atomic state lifetimes to date.
dc.description4 pages with 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0505111
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0505111
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. A 73, 023413 (2006)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevA.73.023413
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/209405
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titlePrecision lifetime measurements of a single trapped ion with ultrafast laser pulses
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