Precision frequency measurement of visible intercombination lines of strontium

Abstract

We report the direct frequency measurement of the visible 5s${}^2$ ${}^1$S${}_0$-5s 5p${}^3$P${}_1$ intercombination line of strontium that is considered a possible candidate for a future optical frequency standard. The frequency of a cavity-stabilized laser is locked to the saturated fluorescence in a thermal Sr atomic beam and is measured with an optical-frequency comb-generator referenced to the SI second through a GPS signal. The ${}^{88}$Sr transition is measured to be at 434 829 121 311 (10) kHz. We measure also the ${}^{88}$Sr-${}^{86}$Sr isotope shift to be 163 817.4 (0.2) kHz.

4 pages, 4 figures. To be published on Phys. Rev. Lett. To be published on Phys. Rev. Lett

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