JILA Strontium Lattice Clock (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

JILA Strontium Lattice Clock

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JILA's experimental atomic clock based on strontium atoms held in a lattice of laser light is the world's most precise and stable atomic clock. The image is a composite of many photos taken with long exposure times and other techniques to make the lasers more visible.

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Ye group and Baxley/JILA

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