9th Symposium on Frequency Standards and Metrology

Towards laser excitation of the low-energy nuclear transition in 229Th

18 Oct 2023, 10:30

30m

Kingscliff, NSW, Australia

Invited Oral Molecular, Atomic, Ion and Nuclear Clocks Nuclear Clocks

Speaker

Dr Ekkehard Peik (PTB)

Description

We describe our experiments towards the resonant laser excitation of the 8.3 eV nuclear transition in 229Th with the motivation to develop a highly accurate nuclear optical clock for metrology and tests of fundamental physics.

Presentation materials

AbstractFor9FSM_Peik.pdf

FSM Peik Th229.pdf

FSM Peik Th229.pptx