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Atomic Clock Summary
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The atomic clock is a timekeeping device of unparalleled precision that uses the vibration frequencies within certain atoms and molecules. The time kept by atomic clocks is now accepted as the international standard. American physicist William Frank...
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Atomic Clock Summary
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The atomic clock is the most precise measurement of time that exists. The National Institute of Standards and Technology based in Boulder, Colorado houses a cesium atomic clock (so-called because it uses atoms of cesium) that is accurate to one second...
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An atomic clock is a type of clock that uses an atomic resonance frequency standard to feed its counter. Early atomic clocks were masers with attached equipment. Today's best atomic frequency standards (or clocks) are based on absorption spectroscopy of...


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Atomic clock to sync handhelds.
10/01/2004: 760 words, approx. 3 pages
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH NEWS By Eric Smalley - Atomic clocks keep extremely accurate time by measuring the vibration of atoms. They have been around for 50-odd years, but they aren't in widespread commercial use because they tend to be large and draw a...
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Atomic Clock Set for a Twitch in Time
12/26/1995: 771 words, approx. 3 pages
Imagine a skater pirouetting on the ice. At first she turns slowly, her arms outstretched. Gradually, as she pulls her arms closer to her body, she rotates faster and faster until she becomes a dervish-like blur. The crowd roars. "The Earth is a...
 


 

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