Book contents
- Time: From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics
- Time: From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Time Before the 20th Century
- 2 Time from the Earth’s Rotation
- 3 Ephemerides
- 4 Variable Earth Rotation
- 5 Earth Orientation
- 6 Ephemeris Time
- 7 Relativity and Time
- 8 Time and Cosmology
- 9 Dynamical and Coordinate Timescales
- 10 Clock Developments
- 11 Microwave Atomic Clocks
- 12 Optical Atomic Standards
- 13 Definition and Role of a Second
- 14 International Atomic Time (TAI)
- 15 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
- 16 Time in the Solar System
- 17 Time and Frequency Transfer
- 18 Modern Earth Orientation
- 19 International Activities
- 20 Time Applications
- 21 Future of Timekeeping
- Acronyms
- Glossary
- Index
- References
12 - Optical Atomic Standards
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 October 2018
Book contents
- Time: From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics
- Time: From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Time Before the 20th Century
- 2 Time from the Earth’s Rotation
- 3 Ephemerides
- 4 Variable Earth Rotation
- 5 Earth Orientation
- 6 Ephemeris Time
- 7 Relativity and Time
- 8 Time and Cosmology
- 9 Dynamical and Coordinate Timescales
- 10 Clock Developments
- 11 Microwave Atomic Clocks
- 12 Optical Atomic Standards
- 13 Definition and Role of a Second
- 14 International Atomic Time (TAI)
- 15 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
- 16 Time in the Solar System
- 17 Time and Frequency Transfer
- 18 Modern Earth Orientation
- 19 International Activities
- 20 Time Applications
- 21 Future of Timekeeping
- Acronyms
- Glossary
- Index
- References
Summary
Higher atomic transition frequencies in the optical wavelength region provide the opportunity for improved precision in comparison with microwave frequencies. One application uses a single ion with long transition lifetimes when trapped by electric fields and laser cooled. Another method uses laser-cooled atoms confined in optical lattices. The International Committee for Weights and Measures has recommended optical frequency standards for secondary representation of the second, and a number of laboratories have developed optical ion clocks and optical lattice clocks using different ions. One challenge is comparing the clocks at different locations at the accuracy of the clocks. Also at the 10-18 level, the geoid of the Earth is not well defined.
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- Time: From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics , pp. 203 - 214Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
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