GAS CELL FOR AN ATOMIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR FILLING A GAS CELL
First Claim
1. A gas cell, in particular for inclusion in an atomic sensor such as an atomic clock, an atomic magnetometer, or an atomic gyro, associated with at least one laser emitting an incoming exterior laser beam striking the cell as well as with a photodetector for receiving an exterior laser beam exiting the cell, the laser beam having penetrated the cell, the cell comprising an optical cavity provided with at least one optical window and adapted to be filled with a gas,the cell comprisinga sealing basin comprisinga cavity mouth adapted to allow the passage of gas between the sealing basin and the optical cavity,a channel mouth designed to allow gas to enter the sealing basin via a gas inflow channel, anda sealing access, anda membrane hermetically closing the sealing access of the sealing basin, wherein the cell is arranged such that the membrane is capable of hermetically closing at least one among the cavity mouth and the channel mouth when said membrane is plastically deformed by heating, in such a way as to hermetically separate the optical cavity from the gas inflow channel.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a gas cell for an atomic sensor, comprising an optical cavity provided with at least one optical window (9) and fillable with a gas. The cell also comprises a sealing cup comprising a cavity mouth, a channel mouth, and a sealing access, as well as a membrane which hermetically closes the sealing access of the sealing cup. The membrane can be plastically deformed by heating so as to hermetically close the cavity mouth and/or the channel mouth, in such a way as to hermetically separate the optical cavity from the gas inflow channel.
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1. A gas cell, in particular for inclusion in an atomic sensor such as an atomic clock, an atomic magnetometer, or an atomic gyro, associated with at least one laser emitting an incoming exterior laser beam striking the cell as well as with a photodetector for receiving an exterior laser beam exiting the cell, the laser beam having penetrated the cell, the cell comprising an optical cavity provided with at least one optical window and adapted to be filled with a gas,
the cell comprising a sealing basin comprising a cavity mouth adapted to allow the passage of gas between the sealing basin and the optical cavity, a channel mouth designed to allow gas to enter the sealing basin via a gas inflow channel, and a sealing access, and a membrane hermetically closing the sealing access of the sealing basin, wherein the cell is arranged such that the membrane is capable of hermetically closing at least one among the cavity mouth and the channel mouth when said membrane is plastically deformed by heating, in such a way as to hermetically separate the optical cavity from the gas inflow channel.
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