Continuous beams of cold atoms for space applications

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 659-662

  Thomann, P ^a   Plimmer, M ^b   Di Domenico, G ^c   Castagna, N ^d   Guena J ^e   Dudle, G ^b   Fuzesi F ^a  

^a Hôpital de Neuchâtel   (Switzerland)

^b METAS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^d OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE KASTLER BROSSEL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ATOMIC CLOCKS; ATOMIC PHYSICS; LASER PULSES; MICROWAVES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ATOMIC FOUNTAIN CLOCKS; COLD ATOMS; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; QUANTUM PROJECTION NOISE;

SPACE APPLICATIONS;

EID: 33748501249     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-006-2398-4     Document Type: Article

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