Phys. Rev. A 66, 031403(R) (2002) [4 pages]Measurement of the forbidden 6s21S0→5d6s3D1 magnetic-dipole transition amplitude in atomic ytterbium
We report on a measurement of a highly forbidden magnetic-dipole transition amplitude in ytterbium using the Stark-interference technique. This amplitude is important in interpreting a future parity nonconservation experiment that exploits the same transition. We find |〈5d6s3D1|M1|6s21S0〉|=1.33(6)Stat(20)β×10-4μ0, where the larger uncertainty comes from the previously measured vector transition polarizability β. The M1 amplitude is small and should not limit the precision of the parity nonconservation experiment. © 2002 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.66.031403
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.66.031403
PACS:
32.60.+i, 32.70.Cs, 32.80.Ys
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