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A portable cold 87Rb atomic clock with frequency instability at one day in the 10-15 range

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Author(s)

Joshua J. Savory, F G. Ascarrunz, L I. Ascarrunz, Alessandro L. Banducci, M C. Delgado Aramburo, Y Dudin, Steven R. Jefferts

Abstract

We present a small portable cold 87Rubidium atomic clock with frequency uncertainty of less than πŸ‘ Γ— πŸπŸŽβˆ’πŸπŸ“ in one day of averaging time. The clock is under development at SpectraDynamics for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Portable Microwave Cold Atomic Clock Program. The portable clock is about the size of a desktop computer (22x37x32 cm) and weighs 28kg.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (IFCS)
Conference Dates
May 22-24, 2018
Conference Location
Olympic, CA
Conference Title
2018 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (IFCS)

Keywords

atomic clock, laser-cooled atomic clock, Rb clock

Citation

Savory, J. , Ascarrunz, F. , Ascarrunz, L. , Banducci, A. , Delgado, M. , Dudin, Y. and Jefferts, S. (2018), A portable cold 87Rb atomic clock with frequency instability at one day in the 10<sup>-15</sup> range, Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (IFCS), Olympic, CA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=926139 (Accessed November 7, 2024)

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Created May 21, 2018, Updated February 21, 2019