An improved, optically-pumped, primary frequency standard
- 27 November 2002
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- p. 177-178
- https://doi.org/10.1109/cpem.1998.699846
Abstract
An improved primary frequency standard based on an optically-pumped, thermal, atomic-beam has been jointly developed by CRL and NIST. The design details along with the first evaluation and comparison with NIST's existing standard are presented.Keywords
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