The Quantum Beat: Principles and Applications of Atomic Clocks

by Fouad G. Major

Book Overview

Celestial and Mechanical Clocks.- Oscillations and Fourier Analysis.- Oscillators.- Quartz Clocks.- The Language of Electrons, Atoms, and Quanta.- Magnetic Resonance.- Corrections to Observed Atomic Resonance.- The Rubidium Clock.- The Classical Cesium Standard.- Atomic and Molecular Oscillators: Masers.- The Hydrogen Maser.- The Confinement of Particles in Fields.- Isolated Ion Clock: A New Approach.- Optical Frequency Oscillators: Lasers.- Laser...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441924124
• ISBN13: 9781441924124
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"