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Transitions between the -core-excited states in Ir, Ir, and Ir ions for clock applications
Iridium ions near - level crossings are the leading candidates for a
new type of atomic clocks with a high projected accuracy and a very high
sensitivity to the temporal variation of the fine structure constant .
To identify spectra of these ions in experiment accurate calculations of the
spectra and electromagnetic transition probabilities should be performed.
Properties of the -core-excited states in Ir, Ir, and
Ir ions are evaluated using relativistic many-body perturbation theory
and Hartree-Fock-Relativistic method (COWAN code). We evaluate excitation
energies, wavelengths, oscillator strengths, and transition rates. Our
large-scale calculations includes the following set of configurations:
with equal to 3, 2, and 1 for the Ir,
Ir, and Ir ions, respectively. The transitions are
illustrated by the synthetic spectra in the 180 - 200 \AA range. Large
contributions of magnetic-dipole transitions to lifetimes of low-lying states
in the region below 2.5 Ry are demonstrated.Comment: 10 page
Excitation energies, hyperfine constants, E1, E2, M1 transition rates, and lifetimes of (6s2)nl states in Tl I and Pb II
Energies of np (n=6-9), ns (n=7-9), nd (n=6-8), and nf (n=5-6) states in Tl I
and Pb II are obtained using relativistic many-body perturbation theory.
Reduced matrix elements, oscillator strengths, transition rates, and lifetimes
are determined for the 72 possible electric-dipole transitions.
Electric-quadrupole and magnetic-dipole matrix elements are evaluated to obtain
np(3/2) - mp(1/2) (n,m=6,7) transition rates. Hyperfine constants A are
evaluated for a number of states in 205Tl. First-, second-, third-, and
all-order corrections to the energies and matrix elements and first- and
second-order Breit corrections to energies are calculated. In our
implementation of the all-order method, single and double excitations of
Dirac-Fock wave functions are included to all orders in perturbation theory.
These calculations provide a theoretical benchmark for comparison with
experiment and theory.Comment: twelve tables, no figure
Atomic Properties of Lu
Singly ionised Lutetium has recently been suggested as a potential clock
candidate. Here we report a joint experimental and theoretical investigation of
\ce{Lu^+}. Measurements relevant to practical clock operation are made and
compared to atomic structure calculations. Calculations of scalar and tensor
polarizabilities for clock states over a range of wavelengths are also given.
These results will be useful for future work with this clock candidate.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figure
Magic wavelengths for the transition in rubidium
Magic wavelengths, for which there is no differential ac Stark shift for the
ground and excited state of the atom, allow trapping of excited Rydberg atoms
without broadening the optical transition. This is an important tool for
implementing quantum gates and other quantum information protocols with Rydberg
atoms, and reliable theoretical methods to find such magic wavelengths are thus
extremely useful. We use a high-precision all-order method to calculate magic
wavelengths for the transition of rubidium, and compare the
calculation to experiment by measuring the light shift for atoms held in an
optical dipole trap at a range of wavelengths near a calculated magic value
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