Development of a portable laser-cooled ytterbium ion microwave atomic clock

<p>Portable microwave clocks that incorporate laser cooling promise to bring significantly improved performance compared to commercially available microwave clocks that are based on thermal atoms. This thesis reports on the development of a portable, laser-cooled ytterbium-171 trapped-ion m...

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Main Author: Mulholland, S
Other Authors: Baird, P
Format: Thesis
Published: 2019
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description <p>Portable microwave clocks that incorporate laser cooling promise to bring significantly improved performance compared to commercially available microwave clocks that are based on thermal atoms. This thesis reports on the development of a portable, laser-cooled ytterbium-171 trapped-ion microwave frequency standard from design to testing.</p>
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title Development of a portable laser-cooled ytterbium ion microwave atomic clock
title_full Development of a portable laser-cooled ytterbium ion microwave atomic clock
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title_full_unstemmed Development of a portable laser-cooled ytterbium ion microwave atomic clock
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