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PUBLICATIONS

Cold Collision Frequency Shifts in a 87Rb Atomic Fountain

Published

Author(s)

Y Sortais, S Bize, C Nicolas, A Clairon, C Salomon, C Williams

Abstract

We present measurements of cavity frequency pulling and collisional frequency shifts in a 87Rb fountain with a frequency resolution of 3 x 10-16. Agreement with theory is found for the cavity pulling and the measured collisional shifts. The clock shift is found at least 50 times smaller than in 133Cs.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
85
Issue
No. 15
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

atomic clocks, atomic fountain, clock shift, ultracold collisions

Citation

Sortais, Y. , Bize, S. , Nicolas, C. , Clairon, A. , Salomon, C. and Williams, C. (2000), Cold Collision Frequency Shifts in a <sup>87</sup>Rb Atomic Fountain, Physical Review Letters (Accessed October 12, 2025)

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Created September 30, 2000, Updated October 12, 2021
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