In this paper, we report on a laser spectroscopy measurement of ${}^{84\ensuremath{-}87}\mathrm{Rb}$ isotopes in superfluid helium (He ii) at 1.8 K using laser--radio-frequency double-resonance spectroscopy. Rb ion beams
(>60 MeV/u) provided by the RIKEN projectile fragment separator (RIPS) were injected and trapped into He ii. The stopping position of atoms in He ii was precisely confirmed by laser spectroscopy. By optically pumping the trapped Rb isotopes, large atomic spin polarization (up to 40%) of each observed isotope in the ground state was achieved. The laser--radio-frequency double-resonance spectra were observed for stable
85,87Rb isotopes as well as for unstable isotopes
84,84m,86Rb by scanning a weak magnetic field with a fixed-frequency RF field. From the measured Zeeman splitting, nuclear spin values for ${}^{84m,84\ensuremath{-}87}\mathrm{Rb}$ isotopes were determined with reasonable accuracy. The number of ions injected into He ii for the resonance spectra measurement was on the order of
104 particles per second. This work may open new opportunities for the study of various particles trapped in condensed helium in several fields.
A cryogenic radio-frequency ion trap system designed for quantum logic spectroscopy of highly charged ions (HCI) is presented. It includes a segmented linear Paul trap, an in-vacuum imaging lens, and a helical resonator. We demonstrate ground state cooling of all three modes of motion of a single 9Be+ ion and determine their heating rates as well as excess axial micromotion. The trap shows one of the lowest levels of electric field noise published to date. We investigate the magnetic-field noise suppression in cryogenic shields made from segmented copper, the resulting magnetic field stability at the ion position and the resulting coherence time. Using this trap in conjunction with an electron beam ion trap and a deceleration beamline, we have been able to trap single highly charged Ar13+ (Ar XIV) ions concurrently with single Be+ ions, a key prerequisite for the first quantum logic spectroscopy of a HCI. This major stepping stone allows us to push highly-charged-ion spectroscopic precision from the gigahertz to the hertz level and below.