Published March 2001
| Version v1
Journal article
Time measurement at the Millennium
- 1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado (United States)
Description
The latest clocks use a single ion to measure time with an anticipated precision of one part in 1018
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1366066;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Today
- Journal Volume
- 54
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 37-42
- ISSN
- 0031-9228
- CODEN
- PHTOAD
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35004686
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMIC CLOCKS; ERRORS; IONS; MEASURING METHODS; TIME MEASUREMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- CHARGED PARTICLES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2001 American Institute of Physics.