Abstract
We present a semiclassical analysis of ultrahigh-resolution two-photon optical Ramsey spectroscopy of cold neutral atoms falling freely in a fountain. Considering atoms which interact with the same standing-wave laser field twice on their parabolic trajectories and averaging over a broad atomic velocity distribution, we predict a nearly Lorentzian line shape whose width is just the natural linewidth. We have investigated a number of systematic corrections to the atomic resonance frequency, including first-order and second-order Doppler shifts, gravitational red shifts, and ac Stark shifts. First-order Doppler shifts due to vertical motion cancel even if the counterpropagating beams are slightly misaligned, and resolutions below 1 Hz appear feasible with a fountain of modest dimensions.
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