Beloy, K.
, Leibrandt, D.
and Itano, W.
(2017),
Hyperfine-mediated electric quadrupole shifts in Al+ and In+ ion clocks, Physical Review A, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=922685
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Hyperfine-mediated electric quadrupole shifts in Al+ and In+ ion clocks
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We evaluate the electric quadrupole moments of the 1S0 and 3P0 clock states of 27Al+ and 115In+. To capture all dominant contributions, our analysis extends through third order of perturbation theory and includes hyperfine coupling of the electrons to both the magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole moments of the nucleus. For 27Al+, a fortuitous cancellation leads to a suppressed frequency shift. This should allow for continued improvement of the clock without special techniques to control or cancel the shift, such as the averaging schemes that are critical to other optical ion clocks.Citation
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aluminum, electric quadrupole moment, indium, ion clock, optical clock, optical frequency standard
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Created April 6, 2017, Updated September 26, 2017