Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 19, Issue 12, 120201(2021)

Uncertainty evaluation of the second-order Zeeman shift of a transportable 87Rb atomic fountain clock

Henan Cheng1,2, Siminda Deng1,2, Zhen Zhang1,2, Jingfeng Xiang1, Jingwei Ji1, Wei Ren1, Tang Li1, Qiuzhi Qu1, Liang Liu1、*, and Desheng Lü1,2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Henan Cheng, Siminda Deng, Zhen Zhang, Jingfeng Xiang, Jingwei Ji, Wei Ren, Tang Li, Qiuzhi Qu, Liang Liu, Desheng Lü. Uncertainty evaluation of the second-order Zeeman shift of a transportable 87Rb atomic fountain clock[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(12): 120201

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atomic and Molecular Optics

    Received: Mar. 24, 2021

    Accepted: May. 14, 2021

    Published Online: Sep. 2, 2021

    The Author Email: Liang Liu (liang.liu@siom.ac.cn), Desheng Lü (dslv@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202119.120201

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