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High-Precision Laser Spectroscopy
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High-Precision Laser Spectroscopy

A special issue of Atoms (ISSN 2218-2004).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 1450

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Samuel M. Brewer

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Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Interests: atomic, molecular, and optical physics; ion trapping; precision measurements; highly charged ions
Prof. Dylan Yost

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Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Interests: atomic, molecular, and optical physics; spectroscopy of simple atoms; precision measurement

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Precision measurements in atomic systems allow for the study of fundamental physics at a broad range of energy scales. These experiments are often small-scale (“tabletop”) and provide a complementary approach to new physics searches that occur at high-energy facilities. One area of precision measurement that has seen substantial advances in recent decades is that of high-precision laser spectroscopy. Work in this field has enabled the determination of the values of fundamental constants of nature (i.e., the Rydberg constant), stringent tests of quantum electrodynamics (QED), investigations of fundamental symmetries, and the development of devices such as optical atomic clocks. Specifically, the most accurate determinations of the Rydberg constant and the proton charge radius are set by high-precision laser spectroscopy measurements in atomic and muonic hydrogen. The best limits on the existence of the electron’s electric dipole moment (eEDM) are set by precision laser spectroscopy of cold molecules and molecular ions. More recently, the field has expanded to include so-called quantum-enabled spectroscopy techniques. Techniques such as quantum logic spectroscopy (QLS), which harness the resource of quantum entanglement, have opened the door to the study of exotic systems such as molecular ions and highly charged ions at a level of precision that would not otherwise be possible. In the case of optical atomic clocks, advances in high-precision laser spectroscopy techniques, including QLS, have enabled fractional systematic uncertainties of \({\Delta v / v \approx 10^{-18}}\) to be achieved in ensembles of atoms in optical lattices and individual trapped ions. In this Special Issue, we welcome original and review articles in the field of high-precision laser spectroscopy. Examples of topics include, but are not limited to, new experimental techniques, recent experimental results, theoretical proposals for new experiments and/or spectroscopy schemes, and overview articles on the state of a particular subset of work (i.e., eEDM searches).

Prof. Samuel M. Brewer
Prof. Dylan Yost
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • precision measurements
  • laser spectroscopy
  • fundamental constants
  • quantum information science

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Prospective Optical Lattice Clocks in Neutral Atoms with Hyperfine Structure
by Tobias Bothwell
Atoms 2024, 12(3), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms12030014 - 05 Mar 2024
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Optical lattice clocks combine the accuracy and stability required for next-generation frequency standards. At the heart of these clocks are carefully engineered optical lattices tuned to a wavelength where the differential AC Stark shift between ground and excited states vanishes—the so called ‘magic’ [...] Read more.
Optical lattice clocks combine the accuracy and stability required for next-generation frequency standards. At the heart of these clocks are carefully engineered optical lattices tuned to a wavelength where the differential AC Stark shift between ground and excited states vanishes—the so called ‘magic’ wavelength. To date, only alkaline-earth-like atoms utilizing clock transitions with total electronic angular momentum J=0 have successfully realized these magic wavelength optical lattices at the level necessary for state-of-the-art clock operation. In this article, we discuss two additional types of clock transitions utilizing states with J≠0, leveraging hyperfine structure to satisfy the necessary requirements for controlling lattice-induced light shifts. We propose realizing (i) clock transitions between same-parity clock states with total angular momentum F=0 and (ii) M1/E2 clock transitions between a state with F=0 and a second state with J=1/2, mF=0. We present atomic species which fulfill these requirements before giving a detailed discussion of both manganese and copper, demonstrating how these transitions provide the necessary suppression of fine structure-induced vector and tensor lattice light shifts for clock operations. Such realization of alternative optical lattice clocks promises to provide a rich variety of new atomic species for neutral atom clock operation, with applications from many-body physics to searches for new physics. Full article
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The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.

Title: Prospective Optical Lattice Clocks In Neutral Atoms WithHyperfine Structure
Author: Bothwell
Highlights: 1) Optical lattice clocks require deep suppression/elimination of vector and tensor shifts arising from the trapping light 2) Bosonic species with specific hyperfine structure provide additional atomic species for clock operation 3) Examples of Mn and Cu are given, including laser cooling 4) Systematic considerations are discussed

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