DETERMINATION OF THE XENON 6S[3 2](2)-6S'[1/2](0) CLOCK FREQUENCY BY INTERFEROMETRIC WAVELENGTH MEASUREMENTS/

Authors
STERR U BARD A SANSONETTI CJ ROLSTON SL GILLASPY JD
Citation
U. Sterr et al., DETERMINATION OF THE XENON 6S[3 2](2)-6S'[1/2](0) CLOCK FREQUENCY BY INTERFEROMETRIC WAVELENGTH MEASUREMENTS/, Optics letters, 20(12), 1995, pp. 1421-1423
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
20
Issue
12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1421 - 1423
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1995)20:12<1421:DOTX62>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We have determined the wave number of the optical two-photon clock tra nsition 6s[3/2](2)-6s'[1/2](0) in xenon by interferometrically compari ng the wavelengths of the 6s [3/2](2)-6p'[1/2](1) (lambda = 450 nm) an d 6s'[1/2](0)-6p'[1/2](1) (lambda = 764 nm) transitions with an iodine -stabilized 633-nm He-Ne laser. These measurements determine the frequ ency of the two-photon transition [4564.610902(13) cm(-1) for Xe-132] to better than 1 MHz and provide precise values for the isotope shifts and the hyperfine structures of these transitions.