Mapping the magnetic field vector in a fountain clock.
We show how the mapping of the magnetic field vector components can be achieved in a fountain clock by measuring the Larmor transition frequency in atoms that are used as a spatial probe. We control two vector components of the magnetic field and apply audio frequency magnetic pulses to localize and measure the field vector through Zeeman spectroscopy.
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada. marina.gertsvolf@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Marina
M
Gertsvolf
Louis
L
Marmet