Publication Date:
2019-08-26
Description:
The use of a rotational state transition as observed by the molecular beam electric resonance method is discussed as a possible frequency standard particularly in the millimeter wavelength range. As a promising example the 100 kMc transition between the J = 0 and J = 1 rotational states of Li 6F19 is considered. The relative insensitivity of the transition frequency to external electric and magnetic fields and the low microwave power requirements appear favorable; the small fraction of the molecular beam that is in a single rotational state is a limiting factor.
Keywords:
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Type:
The Review of Scientific Instruments; 30; 8; 689-693
Format:
application/pdf
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