Improved uncertainty budget for optical frequency measurements with microkelvin neutral atoms: Results for a high-stability 40Ca optical frequency standard

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-44

  Wilpers, G ^a,b   Oates, C W ^a   Hollberg, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CALCIUM; COOLING; DOPPLER EFFECT; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER BEAMS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

NEUTRAL ATOMS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL TRANSITIONS; SPECTROSCOPY BEAM PARAMETERS;

NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

EID: 33748796926     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-006-2400-1     Document Type: Article

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