High-precision measurement and ab initio calculation of the $(6s^{2}6p^2){}^3{P}_0\to {}^3{P}_2$ electric quadrupole transition amplitude in ${}^{208}$Pb

Daniel L. Maser, Eli Hoenig, B. -Y. Wang +4

We have completed a measurement of the $(6s^{2}6p^2){}^3{P}_0\to {}^3{P}_2$ 939 nm electric quadrupole ($E2$) transition amplitude in atomic lead. Using a Faraday rotation…