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"Tweezer Clock" Offers New Possibilities in Timekeeping

Published

Author(s)

Andrew Ludlow

Abstract

An optical clock based on an array of individually trapped atoms provides a new twist in atom- based timekeeping.
Citation
Physics

Keywords

atomic clock, optical clock, optical lattice, optical tweezer, strontium

Citation

Ludlow, A. (2019), "Tweezer Clock" Offers New Possibilities in Timekeeping, Physics (Accessed November 5, 2024)

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Created December 11, 2019, Updated March 25, 2024