A Feasibility Study of an Atomic Rate Gyro

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to describe the investigation of the feasibility of utilizing the precessional motion of atoms to measure the rotation of a given reference frame. During this investigation, experiments were made which led to the construction of a system which was able to detect rotation by measuring such a precession. The system used rubidium 87, the atoms of which, in a magnetic field, precess in a direction dependent upon the quantum state of the atom.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1960
Accession Number
ADA053788

Entities

People

  • David S. Twining

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Cells
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Energy Levels
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Ground State
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Moments
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Momentum
  • Phase Shift
  • Quantum Numbers
  • Quantum Properties

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots