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Title: Mapping the magnetic field vector in a fountain clock

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3671633· OSTI ID:22062379
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  1. National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6 (Canada)

We show how the mapping of the magnetic field vector components can be achieved in a fountain clock by measuring the Larmor transition frequency in atoms that are used as a spatial probe. We control two vector components of the magnetic field and apply audio frequency magnetic pulses to localize and measure the field vector through Zeeman spectroscopy.

OSTI ID:
22062379
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 82, Issue 12; Other Information: (c) 2011 CROWN; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English