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An optical clock to go

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Andrew D. Ludlow

Abstract

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.
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Nature Physics
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Journals

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Keywords

atomic clock, optical clock, optical lattice, relativistic geodesy, strontium
Physics

Citation

Ludlow, A. (2018), An optical clock to go, Nature Physics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=925156 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created May 1, 2018, Updated February 21, 2019
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