Title :
A possible redefinition of candela using light shift
Author :
Xiaobo Xue ; Zhongjie Chen ; Xiang Peng ; Jingbiao Chen ; Hong Guo
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Adv. Opt. Commun. Syst. & Network, Peking Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Candela is one of the seven base units in the SI. The units of time and length have been defined in quantum method and the others of the base units have the potential to be redefined in quantum method or on fundamental constants, except candela. With the accuracy of measurement and application increasing, the requirement of a more accurate definition of candela is becoming urgent. In this paper, we propose a quantum method to redefine the unit of luminous intensity candela. An example shows that the accuracy of candela under the new definition can reach even better than 10-6 with the help of Rb atomic clock.
Keywords :
units (measurement); Rb atomic clock; SI; light shift; luminous intensity candela; quantum method; Atomic clocks; Energy states; Frequency measurement; Laser beams; Laser transitions; Measurement by laser beam; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929467