Cryogenic fountain development at NIST and INRIM: preliminary characterization

IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2010 Mar;57(3):600-5. doi: 10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1453.

Abstract

This paper describes the new twin laser-cooled Cs fountain primary frequency standards NIST-F2 and ITCsF2, and presents some of their design features. Most significant is a cryogenic microwave interrogation region which dramatically reduces the blackbody radiation shift. We also present a preliminary accuracy evaluation of IT-CsF2.