Abstract
Radiative decay rates connecting the lowest four energy levels of have been derived solely from an analysis of the fluctuations (quantum jumps) of the laser-induced fluorescence of the 194-nm first resonance transition of a single ion confined in a Paul trap. The natural linewidth of the 194-nm first resonance transition was also measured. The measured decay rates and branching ratios are in satisfactory agreement with theory.
- Received 17 September 1987
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.2732
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