A new trapped ion atomic clock based on 201Hg+

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 629-635

  Burt, Eric A ^a   Taghavi Larigani, Shervin ^a   Tjoelker, Robert L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEAD TIME; DOPPLER; HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY; HYPERFINE LINES; HYPERFINE TRANSITION; LOCAL OSCILLATORS; MAGNETIC FIELD FLUCTUATIONS; MERCURY ION; TRAPPED ION;

CLOCKS; IONS; ISOTOPES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTICAL PUMPING; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 77949412178     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1458     Document Type: Conference Paper

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