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Development of a trapped Yb/sup +/ frequency standard: efficient quenching of population trapping

David J. Seidel, Lute Maleki

Published Nov 19, 2002• 0 citations

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Abstract

We report on a study to determine the efficiency of various buffer gases in quenching the population trapping states of laser excited ytterbium ions. The ions were confined in an rf/dc hybrid trap, and their /sup 2/S/sub 1/2//spl hArr//sup 2/P/sub 3/2/ transition was excited with 329 nm laser light. Buffer gases used include H/sub 2/, N/sub 2/, CO/sub 2/, Ar, and He at several different pressure regimes. We have identified N/sub 2/ to be highly efficient in quenching the population of the trapping states, and thus be the most suitable buffer gas to use with ytterbium for the development of a trapped ion microwave frequency standard.

DOI: 10.1109/freq.1995.483885

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^{2}

{\mathit{S}}_{1/2}

${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\leftrightarrows}}}^{2}$

{\mathit{P}}_{3/2}

transition was excited with 329-nm laser light. Buffer gases used include

{\mathrm{H}}_{2}

{\mathrm{N}}_{2}

{\mathrm{CO}}_{2}

, Ar, and He at several different pressure regimes. We have identified

{\mathrm{N}}_{2}

to be highly efficient in quenching the population of the trapping states and thus be the most suitable buffer gas to use with ytterbium for the development of a trapped-ion microwave frequency standard.