• DocumentCode
    76964
  • Title

    An even better atomic clock

  • Author

    Lodewyck, Jerome

  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Oct-14
  • Firstpage
    42
  • Lastpage
    64
  • Abstract
    In 1967, time underwent a dramatic shift. That was the year the key increment of time- the second-went from being defined as a tiny fraction of a year to something much more stable and fundamental: the time it takes for radiation absorbed and emitted by a cesium atom to undergo a certain number of cycles.
  • Keywords
    atomic clocks; caesium; Cs; atomic clock; cesium atom; radiation absorption; time increment; Accuracy; Atom optics; Atomic clocks; Atomic measurements; Frequency measurement; Noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2014.6905489
  • Filename
    6905489
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=76964