The Effect of Dynamics of Moving Platforms on the Stability of High Performance Atomic Clocks

Andrey Matsko, Lute Maleki

Abstract:	The goal of present contribution is to attract attention of the community to the outstanding issues related to development of ultrastable and precise atomic clocks suitable for small moving platforms. We discuss importance of acceleration and vibration sensitivity of high stability atomic clocks based on optical transitions in atoms and study the response of elements commonly used in clocks in dynamic environments. It is shown that vibration sensitivity of alignment of optical train of either an optical trap or an ion trap results in heating of the atomic/ion cloud and in subsequent trap destabilization. It is also found that vibration sensitivity of the frequency of the lasers used for cooling, trapping, and interrogating the atoms can result in degradation of acceleration sensitivity of the clock as a whole.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 46th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting December 1 - 4, 2014 Seaport Boston Hotel Boston, Massachusetts
Pages:	235 - 236
Cite this article:	Matsko, Andrey, Maleki,  Lute, "The Effect of Dynamics of Moving Platforms on the Stability of High Performance Atomic Clocks," Proceedings of the 46th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, December 2014, pp. 235-236.
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