Recent Developments and Proposed Schemes for Trapped Ion Frequency Standards

Abstract

Ion traps are exciting candidates as future precision frequency sources. Recent developments have demonstrated that mercury ion frequency standards are capable of a stability performance comparable to commercial cesium standards. Novel schemes proposed recently may prove promising for the improvement of the frequency stability of ion traps. In this paper we will discuss new developments and prospects of proposed schemes currently under investigation for the achievement of this goal. Possible difficulties that new schemes may encounter will also be discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA495096

Entities

People

  • L. Maleki

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Dye Lasers
  • Energy Consumption
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Standards
  • High Temperature
  • Ion Pumps
  • Ion Traps
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Laser Cooling
  • Lasers
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Pumps
  • Repetition Rate
  • Standards
  • Time Intervals
  • Vacuum Pumps

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  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.