Measurement of the Ra${}^{+}$ $7p$ ${}^2{P}_{3/2}$ state lifetime

Abstract

We report a measurement of the radium ion's $7p$ ${}^2{P}_{3/2}$ state lifetime, $\tau =4.78(3)$ ns. The measured lifetime is in good agreement with theoretical calculations, and will enable a determination of the differential scalar polarizability of the narrow linewidth $7s$ ${}^2{S}_{1/2}\to$ $6d$ ${}^2{D}_{5/2}$ optical clock transition.

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