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Title:
Time & Frequency; Atomic Clocks; Tandem Ions
Description:
NIST researchers trapped aluminum and beryllium ions in the device above in experiments designed to produce an atomic clock that could be significantly more precise than today's most accurate atomic clocks.
*PHY, atomic clock, beryllium, ions, frequency standard, optical clock, aluminum, Boulder
See also
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/techbeat/tb2005_0809.htm#clocks
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Subjects (names):
Topics/Categories:
Metrology, Basic Units--Time
Time & Frequency--Atomic Clocks
Type:
Photo/Color
Source:
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Credit Line as it should
appear in print:
Courtesy National Institute of Standards and Technology
AV Number:
05PHY014
Date Created:
2005
Date Entered:
8/18/2005
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