Multiply charged thorium crystals for nuclear laser spectroscopy.
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چکیده
We have produced laser-cooled crystals of 232Th3+ in a linear rf Paul trap. This is the first time that a multiply charged ion has been laser cooled. Our work opens an avenue for excitation of the nuclear transition in a trapped, cold 229Th3+ ion. Laser excitation of nuclear states would establish a new bridge between atomic and nuclear physics, with the promise of new levels of metrological precision.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 102 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009