Single-Ion Atomic Clock with 3×1018 Systematic Uncertainty

Feb 8, 2016
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  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 116 (2016) 6, 063001
  • Published: Feb 8, 2016

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Abstract: (APS)
A twentyfold improvement in the accuracy of a single ytterbium ion atomic clock is achieved using the ion's electric octupole transition.
  • Atomic, Molecular & Optical
  • Atomic, optical & lattice clocks
  • Time & frequency standards
  • Atom & ion trapping & guiding
  • Optical spectroscopy