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Accurate measurements of different transition frequencies between atomic levels of the electronic and hyperfine structure over time are used to investigate temporal variations of the fine structure constant $alpha$ and the proton-to-electron mass ratio $mu$. We measure the frequency of the $^2S_{1/2}rightarrow {^2F_{7/2}}$ electric octupole (E3) transition in $^{171}$Yb$^+$ against two caesium fountain clocks as $f(E3) = 642,121,496,772,645.36(25)$~Hz with an improved fractional uncertainty of $3.9times 10^{-16}$. This transition frequency shows a strong sensitivity to changes of $alpha$. Together with a number of previous and recent measurements of the $^2S_{1/2}rightarrow {^2D_{3/2}}$ electric quadrupole transition in $^{171}$Yb$^+$ and with data from other elements, a least-squares analysis yields $(1/alpha)(dalpha/dt)=-0.20(20)times 10^{-16}/mathrm{yr}$ and $(1/mu)(dmu/dt)=-0.5(1.6)times 10^{-16}/mathrm{yr}$, confirming a previous limit on $dalpha/dt$ and providing the most stringent limit on $d mu/dt$ from laboratory experiments.
We compare two optical clocks based on the $^2$S$_{1/2}(F=0)to {}^2$D$_{3/2}(F=2)$ electric quadrupole (E2) and the $^2$S$_{1/2}(F=0)to {}^2$F$_{7/2}(F=3)$ electric octupole (E3) transition of $^{171}$Yb$^{+}$ and measure the frequency ratio $ u_{mat
We report on a series of 42 measurements of the transition frequency of the 429~THz (5s$^2$)~$^1$S$_0$--(5s5p)~$^3$P$_0$ line in $^{87}$Sr taken over three years from 2017 to 2019. They have been performed at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
We report the production of ultracold heteronuclear Cs$^*$Yb molecules through one-photon photoassociation applied to an ultracold atomic mixture of Cs and Yb confined in an optical dipole trap. We use trap-loss spectroscopy to detect molecular state
In the last ten years extraordinary results in time and frequency metrology have been demonstrated. Frequency-stabilization techniques for continuous-wave lasers and femto-second optical frequency combs have enabled a rapid development of frequency s
Atomic clocks use atomic transitions as frequency references. The susceptibility of the atomic transition to external fields limits clock stability and introduces systematic frequency shifts. Here, we propose to realize an atomic clock that utilizes