DocumentCode
2169807
Title
PHARAO space clock : Preliminary tests on ground
Author
Abgrall, M. ; Laurent, Ph ; Jentsch, Ch. ; Clairon, A. ; Lemonde, P. ; Santarelli, G. ; Salomon, C. ; Sirmain, C. ; Picard, F. ; Delaroche, Ch ; Grosjean, O. ; Blonde, D. ; Chaubet, M. ; Leger, B. ; Vega, J.F. ; Zenone, I. ; Ladiette, N.
Author_Institution
ALT EN SO, Labege
fYear
2007
fDate
17-22 June 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
The PHARAO cold atom clock is developed by the French space agency CNES. The first clock model which is used to validate the flight model design is been assembled at CNES, Toulouse. We have performed a preliminary test using the laser source, the cesium tube and the microwave source.
Keywords
aerospace instrumentation; atomic clocks; masers; PHARAO space clock; cold atom clock; Atomic beams; Atomic clocks; Atomic measurements; Frequency; Oscillators; Performance evaluation; Phase noise; Space missions; Stability; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location
Munich
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-0931-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386737
Filename
4386737
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