Title :
Laser-cooled 87Rb clock
Author :
Fertig, Chad ; Gibble, Kurt
Author_Institution :
Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
fDate :
4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We demonstrate a prototype of a laser-cooled 87Rb fountain clock. We report a preliminary measurement of the frequency shift due to cold collisions and find the shift to be at least a factor of ten less than that in a laser-cooled Cs clock. We also demonstrate the use of the ac Zeeman shift to measure the response of a microwave cavity. Finally, we have demonstrated a juggling atomic fountain and discuss the application of this technique to fountain and microgravity atomic clocks
Keywords :
Zeeman effect; atomic clocks; laser cooling; rubidium; zero gravity experiments; 87Rb atomic clock; AC Zeeman shift; Rb; cold collision; frequency shift; juggling atomic fountain; laser cooling; microgravity; microwave cavity; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Clocks; Frequency; Laser transitions; Magnetic field measurement; Masers; Microwave devices; Optical scattering;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
