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View SchemaExperimental determination of the $6s^2 ^1S_0 -> 5d6s ^3 D_1$ magnetic-dipole transition amplitude in atomic ytterbium
| Authors | J. E. Stalnaker, D. Budker, D. P. DeMille, S. J. Freedman, V. V. Yashchuk |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/0201026 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0201026 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.66.031403 |
Abstract
We report on a measurement of the highly forbidden $6s^2 ^1S_0 \to 5d6s ^3 D_1$ magnetic-dipole transition in atomic ytterbium using the Stark-interference technique. This amplitude is important in interpreting a future parity nonconservation experiment that exploits the same transition. We find $| < 5d6s ^3 D_1 | M1 | 6s^2 ^1S_0 > | ~ = ~ 1.33(6)_{Stat}(20)_{\beta} \times 10^{-4} \mu_0$, where the larger uncertainty comes from the previously measured vector transition polarizability $\beta$. The $M1$ amplitude is small and should not limit the precision of the parity nonconservation experiment.
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"abstract": "We report on a measurement of the highly forbidden $6s^2 ^1S_0 \\to 5d6s ^3\nD_1$ magnetic-dipole transition in atomic ytterbium using the\nStark-interference technique. This amplitude is important in interpreting a\nfuture parity nonconservation experiment that exploits the same transition. We\nfind $| \u003c 5d6s ^3 D_1 | M1 | 6s^2 ^1S_0 \u003e | ~ = ~ 1.33(6)_{Stat}(20)_{\\beta}\n\\times 10^{-4} \\mu_0$, where the larger uncertainty comes from the previously\nmeasured vector transition polarizability $\\beta$. The $M1$ amplitude is small\nand should not limit the precision of the parity nonconservation experiment.",
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"J. E. Stalnaker",
"D. Budker",
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"doi": "10.1103/PhysRevA.66.031403",
"title": "Experimental determination of the $6s^2 ^1S_0 -\u003e 5d6s ^3 D_1$ magnetic-dipole transition amplitude in atomic ytterbium",
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