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    Godun, R. M.; Nisbet-Jones, P. B. R.; Jones, J. M.; King, S. A.; Johnson, L. A. M.; Margolis, H. S.; Szymaniec, K.; Lea, S. N.; Bongs, K.; Gill, P.

    Physical review letters, 11/2014, Letnik: 113, Številka: 21
    Journal Article

    Singly ionized ytterbium, with ultranarrow optical clock transitions at 467 and 436 nm, is a convenient system for the realization of optical atomic clocks and tests of present-day variation of fundamental constants. We present the first direct measurement of the frequency ratio of these two clock transitions, without reference to a cesium primary standard, and using the same single ion of Yb+171. The absolute frequencies of both transitions are also presented, each with a relative standard uncertainty of 6x10-16. Combining our results with those from other experiments, we report a threefold improvement in the constraint on the time variation of the proton-to-electron mass ratio, mu super(.)/ mu =0.2(1.1)x10-16 yr-1, along with an improved constraint on time variation of the fine structure constant, alpha super(.)/ alpha =-0.7(2.1)x10-17 yr-1