Skip to main content
Log in

A permanent Zeeman slower for Sr atomic clock

  • Published:
The European Physical Journal Special Topics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A new type of transverse Zeeman slower composed of an array of compactdiscrete neodymium magnets is described. A simple and precisemodel of such a slower based on magnetic dipoles is developed.The design of such a slower for Sr atoms is presented.The slower needs no high currents or water cooling and the spatial distribution of itsmagnetic field can be adjusted in situ. Such a slower would be ideal fortransportable optical atomic clocks and their future applicationsin space physics.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • M. Takomoto, F. Hong, R. Higashi, H. Katori, Nature 435, 321 (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  • W.D. Phillips, H. Metcalf, Phys. Rev. Lett. 48, 596 (1982)

    Google Scholar 

  • C. Adler, F. Narducci, C. Sukenik, J. Mulholland, S. Goodale, Bull. APS 51, 51 (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  • S.N. Bagaeyv, V.I. Baraulia, A.E. Bonert, A.N. Goncharov, M.R. Seydaliev, A.S. Tychkov, Laser Phys. 11, 1 (2001)

  • Y.B. Ovchinnikov, Opt. Commun. 276, 261 (2007)

    Google Scholar 

  • T.P. Dinneen, K.R. Vogel, E. Arimondo, J.L. Hall, A. Gallagher, IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas. 42, 115 (1993)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Y. B. Ovchinnikov.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ovchinnikov, Y. A permanent Zeeman slower for Sr atomic clock. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 163, 95–100 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2008-00812-x

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2008-00812-x

Keywords

Navigation