The "ticking" of atoms (IMAGE)

University of Colorado at Boulder

The "ticking" of atoms

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From left to right, Adam Kaufman, Nelson Darkwah Oppong, Alec Cao and Theo Lukin Yelin inspect an atomic optical clock at JILA.

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Patrick Campbell/CU Boulder

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