Magnetic Frequency Shift in Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standards

  • MEI Gang-hua ,
  • ZHONG Da ,
  • NIE Shuai ,
  • WANG Peng-fei
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  • 1. Key Laboratory of Atom Frequency Standard of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Wuhan 430071, China;
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Received date: 2016-04-05

  Revised date: 2017-04-17

  Online published: 2017-06-05

Abstract

Long-term stability is a key specification for rubidium atomic frequency standards (RAFS), which is influenced by magnetic frequency shift caused by C-field stability. Taking advantage of the linear relationship between the transition frequency of 87Rb ground state and external magnetic field, we measured the C-field intensity inside the physical package of RAFS, as well as the magnetic shielding factor of the magnetic shield case. Experimental results indicated that C-field fluctuation inside the physical package could be attenuated by using the magnetic shield case. The axial magnetic shield factor was measured to be about 3 828, which could shield geomagnetic field efficiently and keep the magnetic frequency shift in a proper range.

Cite this article

MEI Gang-hua , ZHONG Da , NIE Shuai , WANG Peng-fei . Magnetic Frequency Shift in Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standards[J]. Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 2017 , 34(2) : 200 -205 . DOI: 10.11938/cjmr20170209

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