Title :
Project of a satellite slow beam atomic clock with CPT-Ramsey registration
Author :
Zholnerov, V.S. ; Vershovskiy, A.K. ; Rozhdestvenskiy, Y.V.
Author_Institution :
Russian Inst. of Radionavigation & Time, St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
A scheme of a satellite slow-beam microwave atomic clock is presented. A modified Zeeman slower is used for longitudinal cooling of the atomic beam, and a combined CPT-Ramsey registration technique with space domain separation is used for the signal registration.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; atomic beams; atomic clocks; cooling; microwave measurement; radiation pressure; CPT-Ramsey registration technique; longitudinal atomic beam cooling; satellite slow beam microwave atomic clock; signal registration; space domain separation;
Conference_Titel :
European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF), 2012
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1924-9
DOI :
10.1109/EFTF.2012.6502392