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Title: Optical-lattice clock sets new standard for timekeeping

Journal Article · · Physics Today
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2294· OSTI ID:22257080

The clock’s strength is in numbers; instead of ticking to the rhythm of a single atom, it synchronizes with thousands of atoms at once.

OSTI ID:
22257080
Journal Information:
Physics Today, Vol. 67, Issue 3; Other Information: (c) 2014 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9228
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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