1. Single-Ion Nuclear Clock for Metrology at the 19th Decimal Place.
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Campbell, C. J., Radnaev, A. G., Kuzmich, A., Dzuba, V. A., Flambaum, V. V., and Derevianko, A.
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METROLOGY , *NUCLEAR magnetism , *MAGNETIC dipoles , *THORIUM , *MANIFOLDS (Mathematics) , *ENERGY levels (Quantum mechanics) - Abstract
The 7.6(5) eV nuclear magnetic-dipole transition in a single 229Th3+ ion may provide the foundation for an optical clock of superb accuracy. A virtual clock transition composed of stretched states within the 5F5/2 electronic ground level of both nuclear ground and isomeric manifolds is proposed. It is shown to offer unprecedented systematic shift suppression, allowing for clock performance with a total fractional inaccuracy approaching 1 × 10-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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