JOURNAL ARTICLE

A cooler way to operate atomic clocks

J. Appel

Year: 2009 Journal:   Physics Vol: 2   Publisher: American Physical Society

Abstract

Dispersive probing of an atomic transition decreases the "dead time" of optical atomic clocks, potentially enabling more stable time reference standards.

Keywords:
Atomic clock Atomic physics Physics Optoelectronics

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Topics

Advanced Frequency and Time Standards
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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