Frequency metrology at the 10^−18 level with an ytterbium ion optical clock

<p>Atomic clocks, the most accurate instruments in existence, are reaching new levels of precision. These devices now find novel uses—from the exploration of relativity [1] to the detection of dark matter [2, 3]—all from same principle: measurement of the frequency of the light that excites a...

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Main Author: Baynham, C
Other Authors: Baird, P
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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