AN ANALYSIS OF MAJOR FREQUENCY-SHIFTS IN THE LPTF OPTICALLY PUMPED PRIMARY FREQUENCY STANDARD

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ROVERA, GD
DECLERCQ, E
CLAIRON, A
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[1] Laboratoire Primaire du Temps et des Fréauences, 75014 Paris, BNM-Observatoire de Paris
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10.1109/58.279138
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O42 [声学];
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070206 ; 082403 ;
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An analysis of the major frequency shifts of our optically pumped Cesium beam primary frequency standard is presented, toghether with a description of the most relevant characteristics of the device. The short term frequency stability was measured against a Hydrogen Maser. The square root of the Allan variance sigma(y)(tau) is at present 5.8.10(-13)tau-1/2, with a flicker level at 3.3 . 10(-15). This extremely good frequency stability enables a highly precise analysis of the most important systematic frequency shifts to be performed in a short time. Our first accuracy evaluation results in an uncertainty (1sigma) of 1.1 . 10(-13).
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