A. A. Golovizin, E. S. Kalganova, D. D. Sukachev, G. A. Vishnyakova, I. A. Semerikov, V. V. Soshenko, D. O. Tregubov, A. V. Akimov, N. N. Kolachevsky, K. Yu. Khabarova, V. N. Sorokin, “Detection of the clock transition (<nobr>$1.14\ \mu\mathrm m$</nobr>) in ultra-cold thulium atoms”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2015, Volume 45, Number 5,Pages <nobr>482

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Extreme light fields and their applications

Detection of the clock transition ($1.14\ \mu\mathrm m$) in ultra-cold thulium atoms

A. A. Golovizin^abc, E. S. Kalganova^abc, D. D. Sukachev^ac, G. A. Vishnyakova^abc, I. A. Semerikov^b, V. V. Soshenko^ac, D. O. Tregubov^abc, A. V. Akimov^abc, N. N. Kolachevsky^abc, K. Yu. Khabarova^abc, V. N. Sorokin^ac

^a P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow region
^c International Center for Quantum Optics and Quantum Technologies (the Russian Quantum Center), Moscow region, Skolkovo

Abstract: The magnetic dipole transition between fine structure sublevels of the ground state of thulium atom $4f^{13}(^2F^o)6s^2$ has been directly excited in a cloud of ultra-cold atoms by a frequency-stabilised laser. This transition at the wavelength $\lambda=1.14\ \mu\mathrm m$ is planned to be used as the clock one in an optical frequency reference on laser-cooled thulium atoms.

Keywords: clock transition, frequency reference, laser cooling, magneto-optical trap, ultra-cold atoms, thulium.

PACS: 37.10.-x, 32.30.Bv, 42.62.Eh

Received: 22.01.2015
Revised: 08.04.2015