A mercury optical lattice clock at LNE-SYRTE. (June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: De Sarlo, L; Favier, M; Tyumenev, R; Bize, S
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 723(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-06
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/723/1/012017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: We describe the development of an optical lattice clock based on mercury and the results obtained since the 7 th SFSM. We briefly present a new solution for the cooling laser system and an improved lattice trap that allows us to interrogate a few thousand atoms in parallel. This translates into a fractional short term stability of 1.2 x 10 -15 at the clock frequency of 1.129 PHz.