A Trapped Mercury 199 Ion Frequency Standard

Abstract

Mercury 199 ions confined in an RF quadrupole trap and optically pumped by mercury 202 ion resonance light form the basis for a high performance frequency standard with commercial possibilities. This report describes some results achieved to date and gives estimates of the potential performance of such a standard.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA495082

Entities

People

  • Leonard S. Cutler
  • Michael D. Mcguire
  • Robin P. Giffard

Organizations

  • Hp

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electron Beams
  • Electronics
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Errors
  • Fluorescence
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Frequency Standards
  • Measurement
  • Pumping
  • Radiation
  • Resonance
  • Standards
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.