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Collisional-Radiative Modeling for Highly-Charged Ions of Tungsten

April 23, 2013
Author(s)
Yuri Ralchenko
We present an overview of the recent advances in collisional-radiative modeling of highly-charged ions of tungsten that are relevant to fusion research. The status of spectroscopic data for W ions is briefly discussed as well. Strategies and peculiarities

The Biological Evidence Preservation Handbook: Best Practices for Evidence Handlers

April 23, 2013
Author(s)
Susan M. Ballou, Margaret C. Kline, Mark D. Stolorow, Melissa Taylor, Shannan Williams, Phylis S. Bamberger, Burney Yvette, Larry Brown, Cynthia E. Jones, Ralph Keaton, William Kiley, Karen Thiessen, Gerry LaPorte, Joseph Latta, Linda E. Ledray, Randy Nagy, Linda Schwind, Stephanie Stoiloff, Brian Ostrom
The report of the Technical Working Group on Biological Evidence Preservation offers guidance for individuals involved in the collection, examination, tracking, packaging, storing, and disposition of biological evidence. This may include crime scene

The SIM time scale

April 20, 2013
Author(s)
Michael A. Lombardi, J. Mauricio Lopez-Romero, Nelida Diaz-Munoz, E. de Carlos-Lopez
Time measurement is of great importance for science, technology and commerce. Among the seven base units of the International System (SI), the second can be realized with the smallest uncertainty, currently reaching parts in 10 16. Keeping track of the

Microfabricated Atomic Magnetometers

April 15, 2013
Author(s)
Svenja A. Knappe, John E. Kitching
In this chapter, we discuss miniaturized atomic magnetometers, and the technology and applications relevant to this somewhat unusual direction in magnetometer research and development. By “miniaturized”, we mean, in addition to their size, magnetometers

Nuclear magnetic resonance gyroscopes

April 15, 2013
Author(s)
Elizabeth A. Donley, John E. Kitching
This review begins with an introduction to NMR gyroscopes (NMRGs), followed by a discussion of the frequency shifts and relaxation mechanisms that determine and their performance. Specific NMRG implementations are then reviewed, including dual NMR species

Arbitrary waveform generator for quantum information processing with trapped ions

March 20, 2013
Author(s)
Ryan S. Bowler, Ulrich J. Warring, Joseph W. Britton, J. M. Amini
Ions confined in a multi-electrode trap design have been proposed as a possible basis for quantum information processing. This scheme involves transporting ions between spatially distinct locations using time varying electric potentials combined with laser

Fast, All-Optical, Zero to PI Continuously Controllable Kerr Phase Gate

March 13, 2013
Author(s)
Runbing Li, Lu Deng, Edward W. Hagley
We demonstrate a fast-responding Kerr phase gate using a room-temperature 85Rb vapor operated in a Raman gain scheme where the probe/signal wave travels “superluminally”. Continuously controllable nonlinear Kerr phase shift of the probe wave from 0 to π

Exploiting shot noise correlations in the photodetection of ultrashort optical pulse trains

March 10, 2013
Author(s)
Franklyn J. Quinlan, Tara M. Fortier, Haifeng (. Jiang, Archita Hati, Craig W. Nelson, Yang Fu, J. C. Campbell, Scott A. Diddams
Photocurrent shot noise represents the fundamental quantum limit of amplitude, phase and timing measurements of optical signals. It is generally assumed that non-classical states of light must be employed to alter the standard, time-invariant shot noise

Energy levels and spectral lines of singly ionized manganese (Mn II)

March 7, 2013
Author(s)
Alexander Kramida, Jean E. Sansonetti
This compilation revises the previously recommended list of energy levels of singly ionized manganese (Mn II) and provides a comprehensive list of observed spectral lines and transition probabilities in this spectrum. The new level optimization takes into

Shifts of optical frequency references based on spectral hole burning in Eu3+:Y2SiO5

March 6, 2013
Author(s)
David R. Leibrandt, Michael J. Thorpe, Till P. Rosenband
Spectral hole burning laser frequency stabilization in Eu3+:Y2SiO5 is performed in a cryogenic environment with high temperature stability and low levels of vibration. Several properties of Eu3+:Y2SiO5 spectral holes are measured, including magnetic field

1932 A watershed year in nuclear physics

March 4, 2013
Author(s)
Joseph Reader, Charles W. Clark
1932 was the year for an amazing series of discoveries in physics. This started with the announcement of the discovery of deuterium, followed by the discoveries of the neutron and the positron, as well as artificial disintegration of nuclei by accelerators

Atom numbers in magneto-optic traps with millimeter scale laser beams

February 22, 2013
Author(s)
Gregory W. Hoth, Elizabeth A. Donley, John E. Kitching
We measure the number of atoms, N, that can be trapped in a conventional vapor cell MOT using beams that have a diameter d in the range 1-5 mm. We show that the N \propto d 3.6 scaling law observed for larger MOTs is a robust approximation for optimized

Cavity-stabilized laser with acceleration sensitivity below 10 -12 /g -1

February 21, 2013
Author(s)
David R. Leibrandt, James C. Bergquist, Till P. Rosenband
We characterize the frequency-sensitivity of a cavity-stabilized laser to inertial forces and temperature fluctuations, and perform real-time feed-forward to correct for these sources of noise. We measure the sensitivity of the cavity to linear

New Version: Grasp2K Relativistic Atomic Structure Package

February 19, 2013
Author(s)
P. Jonsson, G. Gaigalas, J Bieron, Charlotte F. Fischer, I. P. Grant
A revised version of Grasp2K [P. Jonsson, X. He, C. Froese Fischer, and I.P. Grant, Comput. Phys. Commun. 177 (2007) 597] is presented. It supports earlier non-block and block versions of codes as well as a new block version in which the njgraf library

A One-Kilogram Quartz Resonator as a Mass Standard

February 1, 2013
Author(s)
David A. Howe, J Vig
The unit of mass, the kilogram, is the last remaining SI base unit defined by an artifact” [1]. This artifact, the primary mass standard, suffers from long term instabilities that are neither well understood, nor easily monitored [2]. A mass standard

Techniques for microwave near-field quantum control of trapped ions

January 31, 2013
Author(s)
Ulrich J. Warring, C. Ospelkaus, Yves Colombe, Kenton R. Brown, Jason Amini, M Carsjens, Dietrich G. Leibfried, David J. Wineland
In Ospelkaus et al. [Nature 476, 181 (2011)] a microwave near-field quantum control of spin and motional degrees of freedom of one and two 25Mg+ ions enabled two-ion entanglement. In this report, we extend on the description of the experimental setup and
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