atomic-beam frequency standard

atomic-beam frequency standard

[ə′täm·ik ‚bēm ′frē·kwən·sē ‚stan·dərd]
(physics)
A source of precisely timed signals which are derived from an atomic-beam resonance, such as a cesium-beam cell or a hydrogen maser.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Drullinger, Microwave leakage as a source of frequency error and long-term instability in cesium atomic-beam frequency standards, Proc.
Primary atomic frequency standards at NIST
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