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Imaging optical frequencies with 100 $\mu$Hz precision and 1.1 $\mu$m resolution

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(2017)cite arxiv:1711.08540Comment: 5 pages, plus 3 page supplemental material.

Abstract

We implement imaging spectroscopy of the optical clock transition of lattice-trapped degenerate fermionic Sr in the Mott-insulating regime, combining micron spatial resolution with sub-millihertz spectral precision. We use these tools to demonstrate atomic coherence for up to 15 s on the clock transition and reach a record frequency precision of $2.510^-19$. We perform the most rapid evaluation of trapping light shifts and record a 150 mHz linewidth, the narrowest Rabi lineshape observed on a coherent optical transition. The important emerging capability of combining high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy will improve the clock precision, and provide a path towards measuring many-body interactions and testing fundamental physics.

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