Neglected Atom Has Top Properties for Atomic Clocks (IMAGE)

Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore

Neglected Atom Has Top Properties for Atomic Clocks

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Researchers at the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore are building a first-of-its-kind atomic clock using the element lutetium.

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Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore

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To be used only in reporting on the paper "Blackbody radiation shift assessment for a lutetium ion clock" Nature Communications 9, 1650 (2018)

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