• DocumentCode
    351521
  • Title

    Design and preliminary results of NIM cesium fountain primary frequency standard

  • Author

    Liji, Wang ; Changhua, Wu ; Bingying, Huang ; Mingshou, Li ; Jin, Qian ; Wangxi, Ji

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Metrol., Beijing, China
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    30
  • Abstract
    We have designed and constructed a cesium fountain as our new generation primary frequency standard. Serial performance measurements of components and assemblies are finished. A cold atomic cloud with diameter 1.5 mm and temperature ⩽150 μK has been observed in a magneto-optical trap set-up. It is used to obtain the optical molasses designed for the fountain clock
  • Keywords
    atomic clocks; frequency standards; laser cooling; magneto-optical effects; radiation pressure; 1.5 mm; 150 muK; Cs; NIM cesium fountain primary frequency standard; cold atomic cloud; design; magneto-optical trap; optical molasses; primary frequency standard; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Clocks; Fluorescence; Frequency; Laser transitions; Magnetic shielding; Optical modulation; Power lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frequency and Time Forum, 1999 and the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, 1999., Proceedings of the 1999 Joint Meeting of the European
  • Conference_Location
    Besancon
  • ISSN
    1075-6787
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5400-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FREQ.1999.840700
  • Filename
    840700