• DocumentCode
    2991571
  • Title

    Design and preliminary characterization of the USNO rubidium fountain

  • Author

    Peil, Steven ; Crane, Scott ; Swanson, Thomas B. ; Ekstrom, Christopher R.

  • Author_Institution
    Time Service Dept., U.S. Naval Obs.
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    29-31 Aug. 2005
  • Firstpage
    304
  • Lastpage
    307
  • Abstract
    We have built and begun characterization of an engineering prototype rubidium atomic fountain at the USNO for use in its clock ensemble. We achieve short-term stability of 1.4times10-13/taufrac12, which meets the desired performance for characterizing maser drift. We discuss the design, operation, and preliminary characterization of this device
  • Keywords
    atomic clocks; masers; rubidium; Rb; atomic clocks; clock ensemble; maser drift; rubidium atomic fountain; rubidium fountain; Clocks; Copper; Fiber lasers; Magnetic shielding; Masers; Observatories; Packaging machines; Physics; Titanium; Welding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Vancouver, BC
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9053-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FREQ.2005.1573949
  • Filename
    1573949
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2991571