excited state, i.e. the (1s 2 2s2p) 3 P 0 , has an almost infinite lifetime in the absence of nuclear spin ( I ), as it can only decay by a two-photon E1M1 transition to the (1s 2 2s 2 ) 1 S 0 ground state [...] P 0 and the 3 P 1 states is expected to be almost completely unaffected by radiative QED effects, and is therefore dominated by the effects of correlation and relativity. We want to determine the (1s 2 [...] with lasers, or ions, or detectors. During the PhD period, you will learn about: particle confinement, manipulation and detection at the ESR, ion sources and ion optics, vacuum techniques, and high-precision