摘要
The influences of different buffer gas, neon and helium, on 199^Hg^＋ clock transition are compared in trapped 199^Hg^＋ linear trap. By the technique of time domain＇s Ramsey separated oscillatory fields, the buffer gas pressure frequency shifts of 199^Hg^＋ clock transition are measured to be （df/dPNe）（1/f） = 1.8 × 10^-8 Torr^-1 for neon and （df/dPHe） （1/f） = 9.1 × 10^-8 Torr^-1 for helium. Meanwhile, the line-width of 199^Hg^＋ clock transition spectrum with the buffer gas neon is narrower than that with helium at the same pressure. These experimental results show that neon is a more suitable buffer gas than helium in 199^Hg^＋ ions microwave frequency standards because of the 199^Hg^＋ clock transition is less sensitive to neon variations and the better cooling effect of neon. The optimum operating pressure for neon is found to be about 1.0 × 10^-5 Torr in our linear ion trap system.
The influences of different buffer gas, neon and helium, on 199^Hg^＋ clock transition are compared in trapped 199^Hg^＋ linear trap. By the technique of time domain＇s Ramsey separated oscillatory fields, the buffer gas pressure frequency shifts of 199^Hg^＋ clock transition are measured to be （df/dPNe）（1/f） = 1.8 × 10^-8 Torr^-1 for neon and （df/dPHe） （1/f） = 9.1 × 10^-8 Torr^-1 for helium. Meanwhile, the line-width of 199^Hg^＋ clock transition spectrum with the buffer gas neon is narrower than that with helium at the same pressure. These experimental results show that neon is a more suitable buffer gas than helium in 199^Hg^＋ ions microwave frequency standards because of the 199^Hg^＋ clock transition is less sensitive to neon variations and the better cooling effect of neon. The optimum operating pressure for neon is found to be about 1.0 × 10^-5 Torr in our linear ion trap system.
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11074248)
