Photo of Thorium clock temperature transition (IMAGE)

JILA

Photo of Thorium clock temperature transition

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A thorium-doped calcium fluoride crystal's temperature is continually monitored while a VUV frequency comb is used to directly resolve individual quantum states of the nuclear transition.

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Steven Burrows/JILA

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