GAS CELL, QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICE, ATOMIC OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOVING OBJECT
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1. A gas cell comprising:
- a body having an internal space;
metal atoms which are sealed in the internal space; and
a buffer gas which is sealed in the internal space,wherein the buffer gas is a gas mixture including nitrogen gas and argon gas, anda mole fraction of the argon gas in the gas mixture is in a range equal to or greater than 15% and equal to or less than 40%.
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Abstract
A gas cell includes an internal space in which metal atoms and a buffer gas are sealed. The buffer gas includes a gas mixture including nitrogen gas and argon gas. The mole fraction of the argon gas in the gas mixture is equal to or greater than 15% and equal to or less than 40%.
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1. A gas cell comprising:
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a body having an internal space; metal atoms which are sealed in the internal space; and a buffer gas which is sealed in the internal space, wherein the buffer gas is a gas mixture including nitrogen gas and argon gas, and a mole fraction of the argon gas in the gas mixture is in a range equal to or greater than 15% and equal to or less than 40%. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A gas cell comprising:
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a body; a pair of windows secured to opposite ends of the body to form an internal space enclosed by the body and the pair of windows; metal atoms which are sealed in the internal space; and a buffer gas which is sealed in the internal space, wherein the buffer gas is a gas mixture including nitrogen gas and argon gas, a mole fraction of the argon gas in the gas mixture is in a range equal to or greater than 15% and equal to or less than 40%, a distance between the pair of windows is equal to or less than 10 mm, and a width of the body parallel to the pair of windows is equal to or less than 10 mm. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A gas cell comprising:
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a body; a pair of windows bonded to opposite ends of the body to form an internal space enclosed by the body and the pair of windows, the internal space including; a columnar through-hole that penetrates through the body in a first direction; a recess which is open to one of the pair of windows; and a groove communicably interconnecting the columnar through-hole and the recess; metal atoms which are sealed in the internal space; and a buffer gas which is sealed in the internal space, wherein the buffer gas is a gas mixture including nitrogen gas and argon gas, a mole fraction of the argon gas in the gas mixture is in a range equal to or greater than 15% and equal to or less than 40%, a distance between the pair of windows is equal to or less than 10 mm, and a width of the body parallel to the pair of windows is equal to or less than 10 mm. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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