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Cooling an Optically Trapped Ultracold Fermi Gas by Periodical Driving
Published on: March 30, 2017
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概括
我们开发了一个便携式Ytterbium-171离子微波钟. 这种先进的原子钟实现了高精度和稳定性,在计时应用中改进了当前最先进的技术.
科学领域:
- 原子物理 原子物理
- 计量学 计量学 计量学
- 量子信息科学 量子信息科学
背景情况:
- 准确的计时对于科学研究和技术应用至关重要.
- 现有的原子钟在便携性,稳定性和准确性方面存在局限性.
- 离子中的基态超精度转换为高精度频率标准提供了潜力.
研究的目的:
- 为了开发一个可携带的激光冷却离子微波钟.
- 提高原子钟的系统不确定性和频率稳定性.
- 为了利用171Yb+离子用于高级计量学.
主要方法:
- 采用了171个Yb+离子的激光冷却技术.
- 实施了一种增强的磁场系统,以抑制脱凝和减少Zeeman转移.
- 使用地面状态超精细分裂测量了绝对微波频率.
主要成果:
- 实现了 7.8×10-15 的系统不确定性.
- 显示了9.5×10-13的短期频率稳定性.
- 测量了绝对微波频率为12 642 812 118.468 6(3) Hz,精度是最先进时钟的两倍.
结论:
- 开发的可运输的伊特-171离子微波钟代表了原子钟技术的重大进步.
- 磁场系统的改进有效地提高了时钟的性能.
- 时钟的高精度和便携性为基础物理研究和实际应用开辟了新的可能性.
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