NIST Quantum Logic Clock (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Quantum Logic Clock

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NIST physicist David Leibrandt adjusting one of the lasers used to operate the quantum logic clock, an experimental next-generation atomic clock based on the "ticking" of a single aluminum ion (electrically charged atom).

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Burrus/NIST

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