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Frequency stability of an optically pumped cesium beam frequency standard

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Results obtained in an experimental optically pumped cesium beam frequency standard in which a single semiconductor laser is used for the state selection and the atom detection are reported. The separation between the two interaction regions is equal to 21 cm. This gives a 500 Hz linewidth which is observed with a signal to noise ratio equal to 10,000 in a 1 Hz noise bandwidth. A quartz crystal oscillator is frequency controlled by the atomic transition. The measured short term frequency stability is given by σy(τ)=2×10−12τ−1/2 for 1 s<τ≲500 s. Prospects for improvement of this frequency stability are discussed.

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  1. Laboratoire de l'Horloge Atomique, Unité Propre de Recherche du CNRS associée à l'Université Paris-Sud, Bât. 221, Université Paris-Sud, F-91405, Orsay Cedex, France

    V. Candelier, V. Giordano, A. Hamel, G. Théobald, P. Cérez & C. Audoin

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Candelier, V., Giordano, V., Hamel, A. et al. Frequency stability of an optically pumped cesium beam frequency standard. Appl. Phys. B 49, 365–370 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00324187

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