Lifetime Determination of the $5s5p$ ${}^3{P}_0^{\mathrm{o}}$ Metastable State in ${}^{87}$Sr from the Electric Dipole Matrix Element

Abstract

We report a measurement of the radiative lifetime of the $5s5p{}^3{P}_0^{\mathrm{o}}$ metastable state in ${}^{87}$Sr, which is coupled to the 5$s^2$ ${}^1{S}_0$ ground state via a hyperfine-induced electric dipole transition. The radiative lifetime is determined to be 151.4(48) s, in good agreement with theoretical results. Our approach relies on accurate measurements of laser intensity and free-space Rabi frequency, enabling lifetime measurements of any excited state and particularly suitable for long-lived states.