Precision lifetime measurements of a single trapped ion with ultrafast laser pulses

D. L. Moehring, B. B. Blinov, D. W. Gidley +5

We report precision measurements of the excited state lifetime of the $5p$ ${}^2{P}_{1/2}$ and $5p$ ${}^2{P}_{3/2}$ levels of a single trapped Cd${}^{+}$ ion. The ion is excited with picosecon…