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在一个光学时钟的Ni^{12+}离子中找到Ultranarrow ^{3}P_{2}→^{3}P_{0}电四极转换
Charles Cheung1, Sergey G Porsev1, Dmytro Filin1
1University of Delaware, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA.
Physical review letters
|September 15, 2025
概括
研究人员使用-12离子 (Ni^{12+}) 过渡开发了一种高度稳定的光学时钟. 这一突破使精确的原子钟技术和复杂的原子系统的准确计算成为可能.
科学领域:
- 原子物理 原子物理
- 量子光学是一种量子光学.
- 计算化学计算化学
背景情况:
- 高电荷离子对于开发光学时钟等先进技术至关重要.
- 12+离子具有狭窄的电子过渡,适合高精度测量.
- 准确的理论预测对于识别和验证这种转变至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 理论预测和实验验证 Ni^{12+} 中特定电四极过渡的能量.
- 确定使用Ni^{12+}用于高度稳定的光学时钟的可行性.
- 为复杂的原子系统验证先进的计算方法.
主要方法:
- 使用混合方法,将配置交互 (CI) 与合集群 (CC) 方法相结合.
- 对完整的16电子Ni^{12+}系统进行了纯CI计算.
- 预测过渡能量的实验验证.
主要成果:
- 预测了Ni^{12+}的过渡能量为20081(10) cm^{-1},理论不确定性为0.05%.
- 实验证实过渡能量在 20078.984 10 厘米^{-1}.
- 在16电子系统的理论预测和实验结果之间达成了前所未有的协议.
结论:
- 12+离子是高度稳定的光学时钟的有希望的候选者.
- 开发的计算方法是准确的,适用于其他复杂的原子系统.
- 这项工作推进了原子物理学和高精度光谱学的领域.
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