An optical lattice clock with accuracy and stability at the 10−18 level

B. J. Bloom; T. L. Nicholson; J. R. Williams; S. L. Campbell; M. Bishof; Xiangle Zhang; W. Zhang; S. L. Bromley; J. Ye

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journal article Jan 22, 2014

An optical lattice clock with accuracy and stability at the 10−18 level

B. J. Bloom T. L. Nicholson J. R. Williams S. L. Campbell M. Bishof Xiangle Zhang W. Zhang

S. L. Bromley J. Ye

Nature Vol. 506 No. 7486 pp. 71-75 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Jan 22, 2014
Vol/Issue: 506(7486)
Pages: 71-75
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State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730046, China; Gansu Province Research Center for Basic Disciplines of Pathogen Biology, Lanzhou 730046, China

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W. Zhang

Southwest Medical University

Central South University

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B. J. Bloom, T. L. Nicholson, J. R. Williams, et al. (2014). An optical lattice clock with accuracy and stability at the 10−18 level. Nature, 506(7486), 71-75. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12941

An optical lattice clock with accuracy and stability at the 10−18 level

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