Hyperfine coherence and population lifetime in Cs vapor cells

Abstract

Within the frame of a Raman-Ramsey CPT clock optimisation, we present our investigations on the coherence and population lifetime measurements in Cs vapour cells. To guarantee the reliability of the coherence lifetime measurements, three different methods are compared. Very good agreement is found between two of them and results are discussed for the third. In order to increase the coherence lifetime, two techniques are tested: Firstly a buffer gas can be added in the Cs vapour cell and secondly cell walls can be coated to reduce the destructive collisions against the walls. Buffer gas is tested first and then combined to a coating. First results are presented.