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Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC)

Precision Metrology at the University of Western Australia invited paper

Michael Edmund Tobar, Eugene N. Ivanov, Daniel Lloyd Creedon, Jean-Michel Le Floch, Karim Benmessai, Yaohui Fan, Warrick G. Farr, Yarema Reshitnyk, T. Duty, John M. Martinis

Published Jan 1, 2011• 0 citations
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Abstract

The Frequency Standards and Metrology Research Group at the University of Western Australia have been developing some of the world's most ultra-precise measurements at microwave frequencies since the 1990s. This paper reviews past and intended future work with applications to low temperatures where quantum effects become important.

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