Determination of Landé $g_J$ factor and Zeeman coefficients in ground-state $^{171}$Yb$^+$ and their applications to quantum frequency standards

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Main Authors: Han, Jize, Lu, Benquan, Yu, Yanmei, Li, Jiguang, Huang, Zhiguo, Wen, Jingwei, Qian, Ling, Wang, Lijun
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author Han, Jize
Lu, Benquan
Yu, Yanmei
Li, Jiguang
Huang, Zhiguo
Wen, Jingwei
Qian, Ling
Wang, Lijun
author_facet Han, Jize
Lu, Benquan
Yu, Yanmei
Li, Jiguang
Huang, Zhiguo
Wen, Jingwei
Qian, Ling
Wang, Lijun
contents We report the determination of the Landé $g_J$ factor and Zeeman coefficients for the ground-state of $^{171}$Yb$^+$, relevant to microwave quantum frequency standards (QFSs). The $g_J$ factor is obtained by using two independent methods: multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock and multireference configuration interaction, yielding a consistent value of 2.002615(70). The first- and second-order Zeeman coefficients are determined as 14,010.78(49) Hz/$μ$T and 31.0869(22) mHz/$μ$T$^2$, respectively, based on the calculated $g_J$ factor. These coefficients enable reduced magnetic-field-induced uncertainties, improving the accuracy of the $^{171}$Yb$^+$ microwave QFSs. The results reported in this work also offer potential for improved constraints on variations in fundamental constants through frequency comparisons, and advancing trapped-ion quantum computers based on the ground-state hyperfine splitting of $^{171}$Yb$^+$.
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spellingShingle Determination of Landé $g_J$ factor and Zeeman coefficients in ground-state $^{171}$Yb$^+$ and their applications to quantum frequency standards
Han, Jize
Lu, Benquan
Yu, Yanmei
Li, Jiguang
Huang, Zhiguo
Wen, Jingwei
Qian, Ling
Wang, Lijun
Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
We report the determination of the Landé $g_J$ factor and Zeeman coefficients for the ground-state of $^{171}$Yb$^+$, relevant to microwave quantum frequency standards (QFSs). The $g_J$ factor is obtained by using two independent methods: multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock and multireference configuration interaction, yielding a consistent value of 2.002615(70). The first- and second-order Zeeman coefficients are determined as 14,010.78(49) Hz/$μ$T and 31.0869(22) mHz/$μ$T$^2$, respectively, based on the calculated $g_J$ factor. These coefficients enable reduced magnetic-field-induced uncertainties, improving the accuracy of the $^{171}$Yb$^+$ microwave QFSs. The results reported in this work also offer potential for improved constraints on variations in fundamental constants through frequency comparisons, and advancing trapped-ion quantum computers based on the ground-state hyperfine splitting of $^{171}$Yb$^+$.
title Determination of Landé $g_J$ factor and Zeeman coefficients in ground-state $^{171}$Yb$^+$ and their applications to quantum frequency standards
topic Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.09973