2005/05/26 by A. Michaud, M. Chowdhury, K. P. Zetie +5
Physics and Astronomy · #quant-ph
published as Proceedings of the 7th European Frequency and Time Forum, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 16-18 March 1993, pp. 525-530 · Keywords: Atomic clock, atomic fountain, laser cooling
arxiv created 2005/05/26 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
We report the realisation and preliminary study of a frequency standard using a fountain of laser cooled caesium atoms. Our apparatus uses a magneto-optical trap as a source of cold atoms and optical pumping to prepare the atoms in the correct state before they enter the microwave cavity.