Measurement of the Electric Dipole Moment of ${}^{171}$Yb Atoms in an Optical Dipole Trap

T. A. Zheng, Y. A. Yang, S. -Z. Wang +4

The permanent electric dipole moment (EDM) of the ${}^{171}$Yb $(I=1/2)$ atom is measured with atoms held in an optical dipole trap (ODT). By enabling a cycling transition that is si…