Title :
Reaching the 10−15 accuracy range with a Hg optical lattice clock
Author :
McFerran, J.J. ; Yi, Linxin ; Mejri, S. ; Tyumenev, R. ; Xu, Zongben ; Di Manno, S. ; Zhang, Wensheng ; Guena, J. ; Le Coq, Yann ; Bize, S.
Author_Institution :
SYRTE, Paris, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Following previous work on neutral atom lattice clocks [1-4], we have presented work regarding a 3rd neutral atomic species, namely mercury. We have carried out absolute frequency measurements of the (6s2) 1S0 - (6s7s) 3P0 clock transition frequency in 199Hg against a Cs fountain primary reference and achieved a fractional uncertainty of 5.7 parts in 1015, nearly three orders of magnitude lower than previously measured [5].
Keywords :
atomic clocks; frequency measurement; measurement uncertainty; mercury (metal); optical lattices; Cs fountain primary reference; Hg; absolute frequency measurement; clock transition frequency; neutral atom lattice clock; neutral atomic species; optical lattice clock;
Conference_Titel :
European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF), 2012
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1924-9
DOI :
10.1109/EFTF.2012.6502325