Fouad G. Major
Springer New York
2e druk, 2010
9781441924124
The Quantum Beat
Principles and Applications of Atomic Clocks
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Paperback, 482 blz.
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Engels
Springer New York |
2e druk, 2010
ISBN13: 9781441924124
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Samenvatting
This edition retains the essentially didactic approach to the treatment of the development of atomic clocks in the first edition, but brings up to date the extraordinary developments in recent years, culminating in clocks based on quantum resonance at optical frequency in individual ions confined in miniature electromagnetic traps.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781441924124
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:482
Uitgever:Springer New York
Druk:2
Inhoudsopgave
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.