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In message <CAMPhiorJihW9z6-q0+Qfd+GPLjs6e8_ovWrDxQoxV=92hgj...@mail.gmail.com>
, Bill Dailey writes:

>If you look at the papers on portable rubidium fountains
>they are significantly bigger than a shoebox (65 cm).

Diameter is controlled by dispersion of the launched atoms (=recovery rate)
and the layers of shielding.

65cm looked like close to a minimum for USNO grade, amateurs could probably
make do with less shielding.

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