Viewpoint: Keeping atoms synchronized for better timekeeping

Kurt Gibble

Published Jul 6, 2010• 0 citations

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Abstract

In a new regime for atomic clocks, strong interactions between atoms dramatically increase the clock’s coherence time.

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