arXiv:1812.02115 · Physical Review A
Frequency of the ultranarrow S01−P23 transition in Sr87
O. Onishchenko, Sergey Pyatchenkov, Alexander Urech, Chun-Chia Chen, Shayne Bennetts, Georgios A. Siviloglou, Florian Schreck
Abstract
We determine the frequency of the ultranarrow $^{87}\mathrm{Sr}\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}^{1}S_{0}\ensuremath{-}^{3}P_{2}$ transition by spectroscopy of an ultracold gas. This transition is referenced to four molecular iodine lines that are observed by Doppler-free saturation spectroscopy of hot iodine vapor. The frequency differences between the Sr and the ${\mathrm{I}}_{2}$ transitions are measured with an uncertainty of $0.5\phantom{\rule{0.28em}{0ex}}\mathrm{MHz}$. The absolute frequency of the $^{87}\mathrm{Sr}\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}^{1}S_{0}\ensuremath{-}^{3}P_{2}$ (${\text{F}}^{\ensuremath{'}}=7/2$) transition is $446\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}648\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}775(30)\phantom{\rule{0.28em}{0ex}}\mathrm{MHz}$ and limited in accuracy by the iodine reference. This work prepares the use of the Sr $^{1}S_{0}\ensuremath{-}^{3}P_{2}$ transition for quantum simulation and computation.