The Quantum Beat Principles and Applications of Atomic Clocks /

• Main Author: Major, F. G. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
• Subjects: Physics.; Atoms.; Quantum optics.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Quantum Optics.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.

This work attempts to convey a broad understanding of the physical principles underlying the workings of these quantum-based atomic clocks, with introductory chapters placing them in context with the early development of mechanical clocks and the introduction of electronic time-keeping as embodied i...

Table of Contents:

• Celestial and Mechanical Clocks
• Oscillations and Fourier Analysis
• Oscillators
• Quartz Clocks
• The Language of Electrons, Atoms, and Quanta
• Magnetic Resonance
• Corrections to Observed Atomic Resonance
• The Rubidium Clock
• The Classical Cesium Standard
• Atomic and Molecular Oscillators: Masers
• The Hydrogen Maser
• The Confinement of Particles in Fields
• Isolated Ion Clock: A New Approach
• Optical Frequency Oscillators: Lasers
• Laser Systems
• Laser Cooling of Atoms and Ions
• Application of Lasers to Microwave Standards
• Optical Standards and Measurement
• Applications: Time-Based Navigation
• Atomic Clocks and Fundamental Physics.