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Japanese scientists make ytterbium atomic clock that could detect dark matter

Physicists have developed a highly precise and ultra-sensitive atomic clock based on ytterbium, which ...

Ytterbium atomic clock could open a new window on fundamental physics

For the first time, an international team of physicists has successfully harnessed a rare orbital transition in atoms of ...
Physics World

NPL unveils miniature atomic fountain clock

Smaller version Illustration of a conventional atomic fountain clock (left) next to NPL’s miniature atomic fountain clock. (Courtesy: NPL) A miniature version of an atomic fountain clock has been ...
Phys.org

Innovative optical atomic clock could combine single-ion accuracy with multi-ion stability

For many years, cesium atomic clocks have been reliably keeping time around the world. But the future belongs to even more accurate clocks: optical atomic clocks. In a few years' time, they could ...
Electronic Design

Next-Gen Chip-Scale Atomic Clock: Thin is In, Noise is Out

Where and why tiny, portable, atomic clocks and their precision are needed. How atomic clocks are no longer room- or box-size arrangements. The size, power, and other metrics of a latest-generation ...
Electronic Design

Vernier Optical Combs Plus Heterodyned Electronics Yield Atomic Clock

There are significantly different architectures for what are known as “atomic” clocks. Optically driven atomic clocks offer a new set of performance attributes. The optical atomic clocks use paired ...
Optics

Optical atomic clock combines single-ion accuracy and multi-ion stability

For many years, cesium atomic clocks have been reliably keeping time around the world. But the future belongs to even more accurate clocks: optical atomic clocks. In a few years’ time, they could ...