Measurement of Differential Static Polarizability and Frequency of an Inner-Shell Orbital Clock Transition in Lattice-Trapped 174Yb
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| author | Yuan, Yao Congyu, Wang Jinpeng, Zou Haosen, Shi Yuqing, Xin Longsheng, Ma Yanyi, Jiang |
| author_facet | Yuan, Yao Congyu, Wang Jinpeng, Zou Haosen, Shi Yuqing, Xin Longsheng, Ma Yanyi, Jiang |
| contents | Additional clock transitions of ytterbium atoms based on inner-shell orbital transition could benefit the search for new physics beyond the Standard Model. Observation of these transitions with high resolution is a prerequisite for making precise frequency measurements. Here, we observe 4.3 Hz-linewidth spectra of the inner-shell orbital transition at 431 nm in lattice-trapped 174Yb. With high-resolution spectra, we precisely determine the differential static polarizability of the transition to be -2.10(4) kHz/(kV/cm)^2. The magnitude of this polarizability is approximately 1/17 of that of the well-known clock transition in 171Yb at 578 nm, indicating a reduced sensitivity to blackbody radiation. We carry out a frequency ratio measurement between the two clock transitions of ytterbium atoms with an uncertainty of 9E-15. The frequency of the 431 nm transition is determined to be 695 175 030 801 776.5(6.3) Hz. These results represent a step forward in future studies on the search for new physics beyond the Standard Model. |
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| spellingShingle | Measurement of Differential Static Polarizability and Frequency of an Inner-Shell Orbital Clock Transition in Lattice-Trapped 174Yb Yuan, Yao Congyu, Wang Jinpeng, Zou Haosen, Shi Yuqing, Xin Longsheng, Ma Yanyi, Jiang Atomic Physics Additional clock transitions of ytterbium atoms based on inner-shell orbital transition could benefit the search for new physics beyond the Standard Model. Observation of these transitions with high resolution is a prerequisite for making precise frequency measurements. Here, we observe 4.3 Hz-linewidth spectra of the inner-shell orbital transition at 431 nm in lattice-trapped 174Yb. With high-resolution spectra, we precisely determine the differential static polarizability of the transition to be -2.10(4) kHz/(kV/cm)^2. The magnitude of this polarizability is approximately 1/17 of that of the well-known clock transition in 171Yb at 578 nm, indicating a reduced sensitivity to blackbody radiation. We carry out a frequency ratio measurement between the two clock transitions of ytterbium atoms with an uncertainty of 9E-15. The frequency of the 431 nm transition is determined to be 695 175 030 801 776.5(6.3) Hz. These results represent a step forward in future studies on the search for new physics beyond the Standard Model. |
| title | Measurement of Differential Static Polarizability and Frequency of an Inner-Shell Orbital Clock Transition in Lattice-Trapped 174Yb |
| topic | Atomic Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.12862 |