Lifetime measurement of the 5d${}^2$D${}_{5/2}$ state in Ba${}^{+}$

Amita Mohanty, Elwin A. Dijck, Mayerlin Nuñez Portela +5

The lifetime of the metastable 5d${}^2$D${}_{5/2}$ state has been measured for a single trapped Ba${}^{+}$ ion in a Paul trap in Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) in the 10${}^{-10}$ mbar pressure ran…