Atomic clock (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Atomic clock

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One of the first steps in creating the optical atomic clocks used in this study is to cool strontium atoms to near absolute zero in a vacuum chamber, which makes them appear as a glowing blue ball floating in the chamber.

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Shimon Kolkowitz

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