Realisation of a Frequency Standard Using an Atomic Fountain
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We report the realisation and preliminary study of a frequency standard using a fountain of laser cooled caesium atoms. Our apparatus uses a magneto-optical trap as a source of cold atoms and optical pumping to prepare the atoms in the correct state before they enter the microwave cavity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0505198,
title = {Realisation of a Frequency Standard Using an Atomic Fountain},
author = {A. Michaud and M. Chowdhury and K. P. Zetie and C. J. Cooper and G. Hillenbrand and V. Lorent and A. Steane and C. J. Foot},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0505198},
year = {2007}
}
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Keywords: Atomic clock, atomic fountain, laser cooling