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A Technology Demonstration Experiment for Laser Cooled Atomic Clocks in SpaceWe have been developing a laser-cooling apparatus for flight on the International Space Station (ISS), with the intention of demonstrating linewidths on the cesium clock transition narrower than can be realized on the ground. GLACE (the Glovebox Laser- cooled Atomic Clock Experiment) is scheduled for launch on Utilization Flight 3 (UF3) in 2002, and will be mounted in one of the ISS Glovebox platforms for an anticipated 2-3 week run. Separate flight definition projects funded at NIST and Yale by the Micro- gravity Research Division of NASA as a part of its Laser Cooling and Atomic Physics (LCAP) program will follow GLACE. Core technologies for these and other LCAP missions are being developed at JPL, with the current emphasis on developing components such as the laser and optics subsystem, and non-magnetic vacuum-compatible mechanical shutters. Significant technical challenges in developing a space qualifiable laser cooling apparatus include reducing the volume, mass, and power requirements, while increasing the ruggedness and reliability in order to both withstand typical launch conditions and achieve several months of unattended operation. This work was performed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Document ID
20010001505
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Other
Authors
Klipstein, W. M.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Kohel, J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Seidel, D. J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Thompson, R. J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Maleki, L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Gibble, K.
(Yale Univ. New Haven, CT United States)
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2000
Subject Category
Physics (General)
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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