Ludlow, A.
(2018),
An optical clock to go, Nature Physics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=925156
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An optical clock to go
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Bringing next-generation atomic clocks out of the lab is not an easy task, but doing so will unlock many new possibilities. As a crucial first step, a portable atomic clock has now been deployed for relativistic geodesy measurements in the Alps.Citation
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atomic clock, optical clock, optical lattice, relativistic geodesy, strontium
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Created May 1, 2018, Updated February 21, 2019