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Chinese Physics B

The ac Stark shifts of the terahertz clock transitions of barium

Geng-Hua Yu, Ying-Ge Geng, Long Li, Chao Zhou, Cheng-Bo Duan, Rui-Peng Chai, Yong-Ming Yang

Published Sep 29, 2015• 7 citations
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Abstract

Wavelength-dependent AC Stark shifts and magic wavelengths of the terahertz clock transitions between the metastable triplet states 6s5d 3 D 1 and 6s5d 3 D 2 are investigated with considering the optical lattice trapping of barium atoms with the linearly polarized laser. The trap depths and the slopes of light shift difference with distinct magic wavelengths of the optical lattices are also discussed in detail. Several potentially suitable working points for the optical lattice trapping laser are recommended and selected from these magic wavelengths.

DOI
10.1088/1674-1056/24/10/103201

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