One liter ion clock : new capability for spaceflight applications

Prestage, John D.; Chung, Sang; Le, Thanh; Beach, Maggie; Maleki, Lute; Tjoelker, Robert L.

One liter ion clock : new capability for spaceflight applications

Prestage, John D.; Chung, Sang; Le, Thanh; Beach, Maggie; Maleki, Lute; Tjoelker, Robert L.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/38405

Date: 2003-12

Keywords: atomic clock; ion trap

Publisher: Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004

Citation: 35th Annual Precise Time & Time Interval (PTTI) Systems Meeting, San Diego, CA, December 2003

Abstract:

We describe the development of a small Hg ion clock suitable for space use. The breadboard physics package is 1-2 liters in volume, produces frequency stability of 10-13âˆšÏ„ and should significantly advance the state of space-qualified atomic clocks.

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