Demonstration of a Dual Alkali Rb/Cs Atomic Fountain Clock

Autor: Gu��na, J., Rosenbusch, P., Laurent, Ph., Abgrall, M., Rovera, D., Lours, M., Santarelli, G., Tobar, M. E., Bize, S., Clairon, A.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Popis: We report the operation of a dual Rb/Cs atomic fountain clock. 133Cs and 87Rb atoms are cooled, launched, and detected simultaneously in LNE-SYRTE's FO2 double fountain. The dual clock operation occurs with no degradation of either the stability or the accuracy. We describe the key features for achieving such a simultaneous operation. We also report on the results of the first Rb/Cs frequency measurement campaign performed with FO2 in this dual atom clock configuration, including a new determination of the absolute 87Rb hyperfine frequency.
6 pages, 10 figures, 23 references
Databáze: OpenAIRE