This article proposes a new physics package to enhance the frequency stability of the space cold atom clock with the advantages of a microgravity environment. Clock working processes, including atom cooling, atomic st...This article proposes a new physics package to enhance the frequency stability of the space cold atom clock with the advantages of a microgravity environment. Clock working processes, including atom cooling, atomic state preparation,microwave interrogation, and transition probability detection, are integrated into the cylindrical microwave cavity to achieve a high-performance and compact physics package for the space cold atom clock. We present the detailed design and ground-test results of the cold atom clock physics package in this article, which demonstrates a frequency stability of 1.2×10^(-12) τ^(-1/2) with a Ramsey linewidth of 12.5 Hz, and a better performance is predicted with a 1 Hz or a narrower Ramsey linewidth in microgravity environment. The miniaturized cold atom clock based on intracavity cooling has great potential for achieving space high-precision time-frequency reference in the future.展开更多
In this article,taking advantage of the special magnetic shieldings and the optimal coil design of a transportable Rb atomic fountain clock,the intensity distribution in space and the fluctuations with time of the qua...In this article,taking advantage of the special magnetic shieldings and the optimal coil design of a transportable Rb atomic fountain clock,the intensity distribution in space and the fluctuations with time of the quantization magnetic field in the Ramsey region were measured using the atomic magneton-sensitive transition method.In an approximately 310 mm long Ramsey region,a peak-to-peak magnetic field intensity of a 0.74 n T deviation in space and a 0.06 n T fluctuation with time were obtained.These results correspond to a second-order Zeeman frequency shift of approximately(2095.5±5.1)×10^(-17).This is an essential step in advancing the total frequency uncertainty of the fountain clock to the order of 10^(-17).展开更多
A high-performance transportable fountain clockis attractive for use in laboratories with high-precisiontime-frequency measurement requirements. This Letterreports the improvement of the stability of atransportable ru...A high-performance transportable fountain clockis attractive for use in laboratories with high-precisiontime-frequency measurement requirements. This Letterreports the improvement of the stability of atransportable rubidium-87 fountain clock because of anoptimization of temperature characteristics. This clockintegrates its physical packaging, optical benches,microwave frequency synthesizers, and electronic controlsonto an easily movable wheeled plate. Two optical bencheswith a high-vibration resistance are realized in thiswork. No additional adjustment is required after movingthem several times. The Allan deviation of the fountainclock frequency was measured by comparing it with that ofthe hydrogen maser. The fountain clock got a short-termstability of 2.3×10^-13 at 1 s and long-term stabilityon the order of 10-16 at 100,000 s.展开更多
基金Project supported by the Space Application System of China Manned Space Programthe Youth Innovation Promotion Association,CAS。
文摘This article proposes a new physics package to enhance the frequency stability of the space cold atom clock with the advantages of a microgravity environment. Clock working processes, including atom cooling, atomic state preparation,microwave interrogation, and transition probability detection, are integrated into the cylindrical microwave cavity to achieve a high-performance and compact physics package for the space cold atom clock. We present the detailed design and ground-test results of the cold atom clock physics package in this article, which demonstrates a frequency stability of 1.2×10^(-12) τ^(-1/2) with a Ramsey linewidth of 12.5 Hz, and a better performance is predicted with a 1 Hz or a narrower Ramsey linewidth in microgravity environment. The miniaturized cold atom clock based on intracavity cooling has great potential for achieving space high-precision time-frequency reference in the future.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12004401)Ministry of Science and Technology of China(No.2013YQ09094304)。
文摘In this article,taking advantage of the special magnetic shieldings and the optimal coil design of a transportable Rb atomic fountain clock,the intensity distribution in space and the fluctuations with time of the quantization magnetic field in the Ramsey region were measured using the atomic magneton-sensitive transition method.In an approximately 310 mm long Ramsey region,a peak-to-peak magnetic field intensity of a 0.74 n T deviation in space and a 0.06 n T fluctuation with time were obtained.These results correspond to a second-order Zeeman frequency shift of approximately(2095.5±5.1)×10^(-17).This is an essential step in advancing the total frequency uncertainty of the fountain clock to the order of 10^(-17).
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(No.2013YQ09094304)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11034008)
文摘A high-performance transportable fountain clockis attractive for use in laboratories with high-precisiontime-frequency measurement requirements. This Letterreports the improvement of the stability of atransportable rubidium-87 fountain clock because of anoptimization of temperature characteristics. This clockintegrates its physical packaging, optical benches,microwave frequency synthesizers, and electronic controlsonto an easily movable wheeled plate. Two optical bencheswith a high-vibration resistance are realized in thiswork. No additional adjustment is required after movingthem several times. The Allan deviation of the fountainclock frequency was measured by comparing it with that ofthe hydrogen maser. The fountain clock got a short-termstability of 2.3×10^-13 at 1 s and long-term stabilityon the order of 10-16 at 100,000 s.
