Laser-cooled 87Rb clock

Chad Fertig, Kurt Gibble

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Abstract

We demonstrate a prototype of a laser-cooled 87Rb fountain clock. We report a preliminary measurement of the frequency shift due to cold collisions and find the shift to be at least a factor of ten less than that in a laser-cooled Cs clock. We also demonstrate the use of the ac Zeeman shift to measure the response of a microwave cavity. Finally, we have demonstrated a juggling atomic fountain and discuss the application of this technique to fountain and microgravity atomic clocks.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)520-523
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Volume48
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Instrumentation
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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