SPIN-EXCHANGE-PUMPED HE-3 AND XE-129 ZEEMAN MASERS

被引:108
作者
CHUPP, TE
HOARE, RJ
WALSWORTH, RL
WU, B
机构
[1] HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CTR ASTROPHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
[2] UNIV MICHIGAN,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.2363
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Steady-state noble gas Zeeman masers operating with He-3 and Xe-129 have been realized by spin exchange with laser optically pumped Rb. These masers can operate continuously for arbitrary lengths of time. For measurement intervals tau = 1000 to 10000 s, frequency measurement precision for a phase locked Xe-129 maser is shown to be better than 1 x 10(-2)tau-3/2 Hz. Startup transients are used to study gain characteristics. In a two-cell setup maser conditions for both species can be optimized allowing a wide array of precision measurements.
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页码:2363 / 2366
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