Laser-Induced Quenching of the Th-229 Nuclear Clock Isomer in Calcium Fluoride
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| author | Schaden, F. Riebner, T. Morawetz, I. De Col, L. Toscani Kazakov, G. A. Beeks, K. Sikorsky, T. Schumm, T. Zhang, K. Lal, V. Zitzer, G. Tiedau, J. Okhapkin, M. V. Peik, E. |
| author_facet | Schaden, F. Riebner, T. Morawetz, I. De Col, L. Toscani Kazakov, G. A. Beeks, K. Sikorsky, T. Schumm, T. Zhang, K. Lal, V. Zitzer, G. Tiedau, J. Okhapkin, M. V. Peik, E. |
| contents | The 10-minute radiative lifetime of the first excited $^{229}$Th$^{4+}$ nuclear state in ionic crystals provides narrow spectroscopic linewidths, enabling the realization of a solid-state nuclear clock. Due to the 4+ noble gas configuration, electronic readout or state initialization schemes known from atomic clocks are inaccessible. This elongates the interrogation cycle, which will deteriorate the clock performance. To address this limitation we demonstrate laser-induced quenching (LIQ) as a method of depumping the $^{229}$Th isomer population in CaF$_2$. We provide experimental evidence for LIQ at different wavelengths (148 - 420 nm) and temperatures (100 - 350 K), achieving a threefold reduction in the isomer lifetime with 20 mW of laser power. |
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| spellingShingle | Laser-Induced Quenching of the Th-229 Nuclear Clock Isomer in Calcium Fluoride Schaden, F. Riebner, T. Morawetz, I. De Col, L. Toscani Kazakov, G. A. Beeks, K. Sikorsky, T. Schumm, T. Zhang, K. Lal, V. Zitzer, G. Tiedau, J. Okhapkin, M. V. Peik, E. Atomic Physics Other Condensed Matter Nuclear Experiment Quantum Physics The 10-minute radiative lifetime of the first excited $^{229}$Th$^{4+}$ nuclear state in ionic crystals provides narrow spectroscopic linewidths, enabling the realization of a solid-state nuclear clock. Due to the 4+ noble gas configuration, electronic readout or state initialization schemes known from atomic clocks are inaccessible. This elongates the interrogation cycle, which will deteriorate the clock performance. To address this limitation we demonstrate laser-induced quenching (LIQ) as a method of depumping the $^{229}$Th isomer population in CaF$_2$. We provide experimental evidence for LIQ at different wavelengths (148 - 420 nm) and temperatures (100 - 350 K), achieving a threefold reduction in the isomer lifetime with 20 mW of laser power. |
| title | Laser-Induced Quenching of the Th-229 Nuclear Clock Isomer in Calcium Fluoride |
| topic | Atomic Physics Other Condensed Matter Nuclear Experiment Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12339 |