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| Title: |
Yoctonewton |
| Description: |
The NIST force sensor is a crystal of ions (charged atoms) trapped inside the upper region of the copper cylinder. A laser beam directed upward through the trap cools the ions. A force is applied in the form of oscillating electric field, and a detector (not shown) measures the light reflected off the ions.
*Physics
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| Subjects (names): |
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| Topics/Categories: |
Time & Frequency--Atomic Clocks
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| Type: |
Photo/Color |
| Source: |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
Credit Line as it should
appear in print: |
Credit: Bollinger/NIST |
| AV Number: |
10PHY030 |
| Date Created: |
2010 |
| Date Entered: |
8/31/2010 |
