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Experimental and theoretical investigation of a multi-mode cooling scheme using multiple EIT resonances
We introduce and demonstrate double-bright electromagnetically induced
transparency (D-EIT) cooling as a novel approach to EIT cooling. By involving
an additional ground state, two bright states can be shifted individually into
resonance for cooling of motional modes of frequencies that may be separated by
more than the width of a single EIT cooling resonance. This allows
three-dimensional ground state cooling of a Ca ion trapped in a
linear Paul trap with a single cooling pulse. Measured cooling rates and
steady-state mean motional quantum numbers for this D-EIT cooling are compared
with those of standard EIT cooling as well as concatenated standard EIT cooling
pulses for multi-mode cooling. Experimental results are compared to full
density matrix calculations. We observe a failure of the theoretical
description within the Lamb-Dicke regime that can be overcome by a
time-dependent rate theory. Limitations of the different cooling techniques and
possible extensions to multi-ion crystals are discussed.Comment: 18 pages, 13 figures. We have decided to merge the contents of our
submission arXiv:1711.00738 with this paper into one comprehensive work. New
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Effect of prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol on müllerian duct development in fetal male mice
On-line estimation of local oscillator noise and optimisation of servo parameters in atomic clocks
For atomic frequency standards in which fluctuations of the local oscillator (LO) frequency are the dominant noise source, we examine the role of the the servo algorithm that predicts and corrects these frequency fluctuations. We derive the optimal linear prediction algorithm, showing how to measure the relevant spectral properties of the noise and optimise servo parameters while the standard is running, using only the atomic error signal. We find that, for realistic LO noise spectra, a conventional integrating servo with a properly chosen gain performs nearly as well as the optimal linear predictor. Using simple analytical models and numerical simulations, we establish optimum probe times as a function of clock atom number and of the dominant noise type in the local oscillator. We calculate the resulting LO-dependent scaling of achievable clock stability with atom number for product states as well as for maximally-correlated states.Alexander von Humboldt foundationEMPIREU/HORIZON 2020DFG/CRC/1128DFG/CRC/122
Towards a transportable aluminium ion quantum logic optical clock
With the advent of optical clocks featuring fractional frequency uncertainties on the order of 10-17 and below, new applications such as chronometric leveling with few-centimeter height resolution emerge. We are developing a transportable optical clock based on a single trapped aluminum ion, which is interrogated via quantum logic spectroscopy. We employ singly charged calcium as the logic ion for sympathetic cooling, state preparation, and readout. Here, we present a simple and compact physics and laser package for manipulation of 40Ca+. Important features are a segmented multilayer trap with separate loading and probing zones, a compact titanium vacuum chamber, a near-diffraction-limited imaging system with high numerical aperture based on a single biaspheric lens, and an all-in-fiber 40Ca+ repump laser system. We present preliminary estimates of the trap-induced frequency shifts on 27Al+, derived from measurements with a single calcium ion. The micromotion-induced second-order Doppler shift for 27Al+ has been determined to be δνEMMν=-0.4-0.3 +0.4×10-18 and the black-body radiation shift is δνBBR/ν = (-4.0 ± 0.4) × 10-18. Moreover, heating rates of 30 (7) quanta per second at trap frequencies of ωrad,Ca+ ≈ 2π × 2.5 MHz (ωax,Ca+ ≈ 2π × 1.5 MHz) in radial (axial) direction have been measured, enabling interrogation times of a few hundreds of milliseconds
Coherent photo-thermal noise cancellation in a dual-wavelength optical cavity for narrow-linewidth laser frequency stabilisation
Optical resonators are used for the realisation of ultra-stable frequency
lasers. The use of high reflectivity multi-band coatings allows the frequency
locking of several lasers of different wavelengths to a single cavity. While
the noise processes for single wavelength cavities are well known, the
correlation caused by multi-stack coatings has as yet not been analysed
experimentally. In our work, we stabilise the frequency of a nm and a
nm laser to one mirror pair and determine the residual-amplitude
modulation (RAM) and photo-thermal noise (PTN). We find correlations in PTN
between the two lasers and observe coherent cancellation of PTN for the
nm coating. We show that the fractional frequency instability of the
nm laser is limited by RAM at . The instability of the
nm laser is at close to the thermal noise limit of
.Comment: 17 pages, 5 figure
The tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib affects ovulation but not ovarian reserve in mouse: A preclinical study
The aim of the study was to evaluate ovarian toxicity of tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) sunitinib, since only scarce data are available on gonadal function after this treatment. Six-weekold female mice received orally, once daily, vehicle or sunitinib (50 mg/kg/d) during 5 weeks. Fertility parameters were analyzed from ovulation to litter assessment. Sunitinib exposure significantly reduced (i) corpora lutea number per ovary (1.1 ± 0.38 in sunitinib group versus 4 ± 0.79 in control group, p<0.01) and (ii) serum Anti Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels in sunitinib treated mice (12.01 ± 1.16) compared to control mice (14.33 ± 0.87 ng/ml, p< 0.05). However, primordial and growing follicles numbers per ovary were not different in both groups. After treatment withdrawal, female mice in both groups were able to obtain litters. These data could be helpful to counsel clinicians and patients, when fertility preservation methods are discussed, before TKI treatment in girls and young women
Effect of prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol on müllerian duct development in fetal male mice
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