Abstract
Direct frequency-comb spectroscopy of a single-photon transition () in is performed with a vacuum ultraviolet (vuv) frequency comb at 147 nm. The vuv comb is generated from an Yb-doped fiber laser system at a repetition rate of 79 MHz via high harmonic generation in a Kr gas jet placed at the focus point of an external enhancement cavity. For Doppler-reduced spectroscopy, a collimated atomic beam of isotope-selected is used as a target. Repeated measurements with different repetition frequencies and highly sensitive time-resolved detection allow us to determine the absolute transition frequency with an uncertainty of 140 MHz in the vuv region.
- Received 11 December 2012
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.87.022507
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