Laser cooling and trapping of atoms: new tools for ultra-stable caesium clocks

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, , Citation Stephen N Lea et al 1994 Phys. Scr. 1994 78 DOI 10.1088/0031-8949/1994/T51/010

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Abstract

Recent progress in laser cooling and trapping of neutral atoms is paving the way for the development of more accurate caesium atomic clocks. This paper surveys the progress of ground-based fountain clocks, reporting in detail on some recent results obtained with the prototype clock under development at LPTF, and also discusses the prospects for satellite-based clocks, which, taking advantage of a reduced-gravity environment, may enable the full potential of laser cooling to be realized.

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10.1088/0031-8949/1994/T51/010