Hertz-level measurement of the optical clock frequency in a single 88Sr+ ion

Science

Volumn 306, Issue 5700, 2004, Pages 1355-1358

  Margolis, H S ^a   Barwood, G P ^a   Huang, G ^a   Klein, H A ^a   Lea, S N ^a   Szymaniec, K ^a   Gill, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; STABILITY;

ELECTRIC QUADRUPOLE CLOCK TRANSITION; OPTICAL CLOCK FREQUENCY;

STRONTIUM;

CESIUM; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM 88; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CLOCK TRANSITION; LASER; MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL CLOCK; OPTICAL FREQUENCY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTRUM; STANDARD;

EID: 8844225652     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1105497     Document Type: Article

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