Title :
An ensemble of atomic fountains
Author :
Peil, Steven ; Crane, Scott ; Hanssen, James ; Swanson, Thomas B. ; Ekstrom, Christopher R.
Author_Institution :
Clock Dev. Div., United States Naval Obs., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Four rubidium fountains have been in operation for the past 1.2 years at USNO. Individual fountain performance, applications to timekeeping and to tests of Local Position Invariance are presented.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; rubidium; Ru; USNO; atomic fountain ensemble; fountain performance; local position invariance; rubidium fountains; Atomic clocks; Atomic measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency measurement; Hydrogen; Masers;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium (FCS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1821-2
DOI :
10.1109/FCS.2012.6243667
