The Quantum Beat: The Physical Principles of Atomic Clocks

Autor: Fouad G. Major, Helmut Hellwig
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Physics Today. 51:83-84
ISSN: 1945-0699
0031-9228
DOI: 10.1063/1.882416
Popis: Celestial and Mechanical Clocks.- Oscillations and Fourier Analysis.- Oscillators.- Quartz Clocks.- The Language of Electrons, Atoms, and Quanta.- Magnetic Resonance.- Corrections to Observed Atomic Resonance.- The Rubidium Clock.- The Classical Cesium Standard.- Atomic and Molecular Oscillators.- The Hydrogen Maser.- The Confinement of Ions.- The NASA Mercury Ion Experiment.- Optical Frequency Oscillators: Lasers.- Laser Cooling of Atoms and Ions.- Application of Lasers to Microwave Standards.- Measurement of Optical Frequency.- Applications: Time-Based Navigation.- Concluding Thoughts.
Databáze: OpenAIRE