Experimental atomic clock uses ytterbium 'pancakes'

Experimental atomic clock uses ytterbium 'pancakes' from PhysOrg.com

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology working with Russian colleagues have significantly improved the design of optical atomic clocks that hold thousands of atoms in a lattice made of intersecting laser beams.
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