Abstract

We study the magic wavelength for two-photon 1S-nS transitions in a hydrogen and deuterium atom, as well as 2S-nS transitions, where the lower level is the metastable 2S state. At the magic wavelength, the dynamic Stark shifts of the ground and the excited state of the transition coincide, so that the transition frequency is independent of the intensity of the trapping laser field. Experimentally feasible magic wavelengths of transitions with small slopes in the atomic polarizabilities are determined; these are the most stable magic wavelengths against variations of the laser frequency. We provide data for the magic wavelengths for the 1S-nS and 2S-nS transitions in hydrogen and deuterium, with n = 2, …, 8. We also analyze the stability of the elimination of the ac Stark shift at the magic wavelength against tiny variations of the trapping laser frequency from the magic value.

Department(s)

Physics

Comments

This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (grant PHY–2110294).

Keywords and Phrases

Atomic transitions; Magic wavelength; Optical trapping; Polarizabilities

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

2218-2004

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

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text

Language(s)

English

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Publication Date

01 Mar 2022

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