Title :
Cesium fountain clock with a cold atomic pulse beam
Author :
Takamizawa, A. ; Shirakawa, Y. ; Yanagimachi, S. ; Ikegami, T.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Metrol. Inst. of Japan (NMIJ), AIST, Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
The properties of a cold atomic beam such as a density, the number of atoms, and temperature are presented. A pulse beam fountain, where a cold atomic beam source is turned off before the top of the beam reaches microwave cavities is demonstrated.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; caesium; laser cooling; atom density; atom numbers; cesium fountain clock; cold atomic beam source; cold atomic pulse beam; microwave cavities; pulse beam fountain; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Clocks; Clouds; Cooling; Frequency; Laser beams; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192120
