EDP Sciences Journals List
Issue Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics
Volume 163, October I 2008
Atomic Clocks and Fundamental Constants
Page(s) 95 - 100
DOI 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00812-x
Published online 25 October 2008

Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 163, 95-100 (2008)
DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00812-x

A permanent Zeeman slower for Sr atomic clock

Y.B. Ovchinnikov

National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, UK

yuri.ovchinnikov@npl.co.uk

Abstract
A new type of transverse Zeeman slower composed of an array of compact discrete neodymium magnets is described. A simple and precise model of such a slower based on magnetic dipoles is developed. The design of such a slower for Sr atoms is presented. The slower needs no high currents or water cooling and the spatial distribution of its magnetic field can be adjusted in situ. Such a slower would be ideal for transportable optical atomic clocks and their future applications in space physics.



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