Title :
Recent progress on Cs atomic fountation at NICT
Author :
Kumagai, M. ; Ito, H. ; Fukuda, K. ; Kajita, M. ; Hosokawa, M. ; Morikawa, T.
Author_Institution :
Atomic Freq. Stand. Group, Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol.
Abstract :
National Institute of Information Communications Technology (NICT) has been developing a Cesium atomic fountain primary frequency standard. In order to achieve the high stability as the frequency standard, we have made efforts to improve the signal to noise (SN) ratio of the signal. The frequency stability is 2 10-12tau1/2 presently. This report presents the current status of the development of NICT atomic fountain.
Keywords :
caesium; frequency standards; laser cooling; laser frequency stability; Cs; cesium atomic fountain; frequency stability; moving molasses; primary frequency standard; saturation effect; signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency and Time Forum, 2004. EFTF 2004. 18th European
Conference_Location :
Guildford
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-384-6