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Q: Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik
Q 21: Precision Spectroscopy of Atoms and Ions II (with A)
Q 21.5: Talk
Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 12:15–12:30, M/HS1
A high-precision measurement of the isotope effect in the magnetic moment of highly charged 40,48Ca17+ ions — •Jiamin Hou1, Florian Köhler1,2, Sven Sturm1, Anke Wagner1, Wolfgang Quint2, Günter Werth3, and Klaus Blaum1 — 1MPIK, Heidelberg, Germany — 2GSI, Darmstadt, Germany — 3JGU, Mainz, Germany
To achieve a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental properties of nature, high-precision experiments with trapped charged particles are one of the most promising methods. In this experiment, the magnetic moments, i.e. g-factors, of the bound electrons for lithium-like 40Ca and 48Ca ions in the medium Z region (Z=20) have been measured for the first time with a relative uncertainty of 7·10−10, giving rise to a stringent test of the isotope effect. We determine the bound-state electron magnetic moment by measuring the ratio of the electron spin-precession frequency and the ion’s cyclotron frequency1,2 in a cryogenic Penning-trap apparatus. The final result is obtained by combining our results with state-of-the-art QED calculations and an independent Penning-trap mass measurement. In the next step, hydrogen-like 40,48Ca19+ will be studied. The comparison with the lithium-like system allows us to separate nuclear and inter-electronic effects. Furthermore, a novel trap system is under development which will push the achievable precision into the 10−12 regime and thus will open new possibilities for the determination of fundamental constants.
[1] A.Wagner et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 033003 (2013)
[2] S. Sturm et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 023002(2011)