World’s Most Accurate and Precise Atomic Clock Pushes New Frontiers in Physics

Author	Katie Palubicki
Teaser	Researchers have built an atomic clock that is more precise and accurate than any previous clock. For the first time, the clock can detect the effects of gravity predicted by the theory of general relativity at the microscopic scale. The clock is the latest demonstration that a much more precise definition of the official second is possible and that new applications of clocks are feasible.
Title of Magazine or Source	NIST Public Affairs Office
Year of Publication	2024
Date Published	2024-07
PDF	World’s Most Accurate and Precise Atomic Clock Pushes New Frontiers in Physics _ NIST.pdf208.6 KB
Link to online article	https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/worlds-most-accurate-and-precise-atomic-clock-pushes-new-frontiers-physics
JILA PI	Jun Ye
Related Publications	Clock with 8 × 10^{−19} Systematic Uncertainty
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Author

Katie Palubicki

Teaser

Researchers have built an atomic clock that is more precise and accurate than any previous clock.
For the first time, the clock can detect the effects of gravity predicted by the theory of general relativity at the microscopic scale.
The clock is the latest demonstration that a much more precise definition of the official second is possible and that new applications of clocks are feasible.

Title of Magazine or Source

NIST Public Affairs Office

Year of Publication

2024

Date Published

2024-07

PDF

World’s Most Accurate and Precise Atomic Clock Pushes New Frontiers in Physics _ NIST.pdf208.6 KB

Link to online article

https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/worlds-most-accurate-and-precise-atomic-clock-pushes-new-frontiers-physics

JILA PI

Jun Ye

Related Publications

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