Laser Cooled 9Be+ Accurate Clock,

Abstract

The use of laser cooled stored ions in an atomic frequency standard has the potential of very high accuracy because Doppler effects are greatly suppressed. A clock based on the ground-state hyperfine transition in 201Hg+ has potential accuracy and stability exceeding 1 part in 1015. However, laser cooled 9Be+ ions are experimentally easier to obtain. Therefore a 9Be+ based frequency standard is investigated in order to study the generic problems of laser cooled stored ion frequency standards.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002450

Entities

People

  • David J. Wineland
  • J. J. Bollinger
  • W. M. Itano

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Standards
  • Ground State
  • Pennsylvania
  • Standards
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy