Published November 28, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Magic Frequencies for Cesium Primary-Frequency Standard

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557 (United States)
  • 2. School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052 (Australia)

Description

We consider microwave hyperfine transitions in the ground state of cesium and rubidium atoms which are presently used as the primary and the secondary frequency standards. The atoms are confined in an optical lattice generated by a circularly polarized laser field. We demonstrate that applying an external magnetic field with appropriately chosen direction may cancel dynamic Stark frequency shift making the frequency of the clock transition insensitive to the strengths of both the laser and the magnetic fields. This can be attained for practically any laser frequency which is sufficiently distant from a resonance

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
101
Journal Issue
22
Journal Page Range
p. 220801-220801.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40054141
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CESIUM; GROUND STATES; LASER RADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RUBIDIUM
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY LEVELS; METALS; RADIATIONS

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