Cold collision frequency shifts in a 87Rb atomic fountain

Phys Rev Lett. 2000 Oct 9;85(15):3117-20. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3117.

Abstract

We present measurements of cavity frequency pulling and collisional frequency shifts in a 87Rb fountain with a frequency resolution of 3x10(-16). Agreement with theory is found for the cavity pulling and the measured collisional shifts. The clock shift is found at least 50 times smaller than in 133Cs.