• DocumentCode
    2129727
  • Title

    Comparison of two cesium fountain primary frequency standards

  • Author

    Santarelli, G. ; Abgrall, M. ; Zhang, S. ; Lemonde, P. ; Laurent, Ph. ; Clairon, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. Primaire du Temps et des Frequences, Paris, France
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    14-19 May 2000
  • Firstpage
    309
  • Lastpage
    310
  • Abstract
    Two cesium fountain frequency standards are now in operation at BNM-LPTF, FO1 and the transportable PHARAO fountain. We present a first accuracy evaluation of the PHARAO fountain, a new evaluation of FO1, and a frequency comparison between both clocks. They are found to agree to better than 2/spl times/10/sup -15/.
  • Keywords
    atomic clocks; cesium; frequency stability; frequency standards; laser cooling; radiation pressure; Cs; FO1 standard; accuracy evaluation; atomic clocks; atomic fountain frequency standards; frequency comparison; optical molasses; primary frequency standards; space cold atom clock; transportable PHARAO fountain; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Clocks; Electromagnetic heating; Frequency; Geometry; Magnetic field measurement; Pulse measurements; Switches; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2000 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5744-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2000.851000
  • Filename
    851000