July 2024 PMID 39073965

Clock with 8×10^{-19} Systematic Uncertainty.

Alexander Aeppli, Kyungtae Kim, William Warfield, Marianna S Safronova, Jun Ye

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78
Peak: 21 in Jul 2024
across 5 sources since Jul 2024

Extended reach

571,443
potential audience

Total likes

10,689

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206,595

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Jul 2024 – Sep 2024

Where it's discussed

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AI synopsis

What people are saying

The overall tone reflects strong enthusiasm and recognition of the clock's groundbreaking precision, with examples like 'the most accurate clock ever' and 'only gains or loses a second every 40 billion years'. The use of phrases such as 'sets a new record' and 'highest precision' underscores the perceived transformative potential of this technology, and the detailed mentions of techniques like imaging spectroscopy and blackbody radiation corrections highlight active engagement with the technical aspects.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions highlight the exceptional precision of the new atomic clock, suggesting a strong consensus on its significance.

InterestHigh interest

Posts demonstrate high interest, emphasizing breakthrough features like the clock's minimal error and potential applications.

EngagementHigh engagement

Numerous comments delve into technical details and implications, such as the importance of reducing systematic errors and advanced measurement techniques.

ImpactHigh impact

The discussions convey that this development could revolutionize timekeeping and related scientific fields, marking a major advancement.

Abstract in brief

  • The paper discusses the development of an advanced optical lattice clock based on strontium atoms, achieving an extremely low systematic uncertainty of 8.1 × 10⁻¹⁹, which is the lowest reported so far.
  • They use a highly precise method called imaging spectroscopy to improve atomic coherence and measurement accuracy by controlling various shifts caused by environmental factors like collisions and light interference.
  • Additionally, they refined the correction for black body radiation effects by studying atomic lifetimes and measured the impact of magnetic fields more accurately, with other potential sources of error already minimized to very low levels.]

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Physical Review Letters
@PhysRevLett · X

By reducing the effect of systematic errors, researchers have created an atomic clock that sets a new record for precision. Letter: https://t.co/ISUdpVAUHA Viewpoint: https://t.co/8QAiedE1Ad https://t.co/7QtYcT7F9p

Jul 29, 2024 · 58 likes · 10 shares · 70,718 followers View post →
Physical Review Letters
@PhysRevLett · X

An optical lattice clock with a 19-digit frequency accuracy results from the precise evaluation of the dynamic component of the clock transition’s blackbody radiation shift https://t.co/ISUdpVAUHA https://t.co/28Wggnhmvp

Jul 10, 2024 · 19 likes · 3 shares · 70,718 followers View post →
Physical Review Letters
@PhysRevLett · X

#PRLtrending for the week of 2024-07-22 #physics #trending https://t.co/lB0TRj5w1f https://t.co/8QNm7QL3S0 (1987) https://t.co/RAdCBOA8Rb https://t.co/c5UegpYEBo #open https://t.co/3OrQ2Rgr3W

Jul 22, 2024 · 18 likes · 3 shares · 70,718 followers View post →
Paradigm
@Paradigm_hub · X

Researchers developed an extremely precise optical lattice clock using trapped strontium atoms. Described in a paper published in Physical Review Letters, this clock demonstrates a total systematic uncertainty of 8.1 x 10^-19, the lowest ever reported. https://t.co/isYksXLvKA

Jul 24, 2024 · 3 likes · 17,259 followers View post →
ryugo hayano
@hayano · X

Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 023401 (2024) - Clock with 8x10^19 Systematic Uncertainty https://t.co/gwpShLygSN (縦長光格子時計で最高精度達成) https://t.co/oHQ7D8xuRL

Jul 24, 2024 · 2 likes · 117,867 followers View post →
Ali Lezeik (علي يوسف)
@lelezeik · X

https://t.co/XJEwFaH1qy

Aug 8, 2024 · 2 likes · 211 followers View post →

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Ali Lezeik (علي يوسف)
@lelezeik · X

https://t.co/XJEwFaH1qy

Aug 8, 2024 · 2 likes · 211 followers View post →
Mba Michael.l
@Mbamichael82 · X

Technical physics. https://t.co/I0BHAnSmlf

Jul 31, 2024 · 4 followers View post →
Kenji MISHIMA
@kvanadies · X

RT @PhysRevLett: By reducing the effect of systematic errors, researchers have created an atomic clock that sets a new record for precision…

Jul 29, 2024 · 10 shares · 298 followers View post →
Kazuyuki Sekizawa (
@kazsek0222 · X

RT @PhysRevLett: By reducing the effect of systematic errors, researchers have created an atomic clock that sets a new record for precision…

Jul 29, 2024 · 10 shares · 1,331 followers View post →
Stephen A. Boyd, Ph.D.
@StephenABoydPh1 · X

RT @PhysRevLett: By reducing the effect of systematic errors, researchers have created an atomic clock that sets a new record for precision…

Jul 29, 2024 · 10 shares · 3,105 followers View post →
adhara_mathphys
@adhara_mathphys · X

RT @PhysRevLett: By reducing the effect of systematic errors, researchers have created an atomic clock that sets a new record for precision…

Jul 29, 2024 · 10 shares · 8,610 followers View post →
Riou_du_Cosquer
@Riou_du_Cosquer · X

RT @PhysRevLett: By reducing the effect of systematic errors, researchers have created an atomic clock that sets a new record for precision…

Jul 29, 2024 · 10 shares · 237 followers View post →
Vazquez, Ø
@VGO3696 · X

RT @PhysRevLett: By reducing the effect of systematic errors, researchers have created an atomic clock that sets a new record for precision…

Jul 29, 2024 · 10 shares · 320 followers View post →
Physical Review Letters
@PhysRevLett · X

By reducing the effect of systematic errors, researchers have created an atomic clock that sets a new record for precision. Letter: https://t.co/ISUdpVAUHA Viewpoint: https://t.co/8QAiedE1Ad https://t.co/7QtYcT7F9p

Jul 29, 2024 · 58 likes · 10 shares · 70,718 followers View post →
ryugo hayano
@hayano · X

Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 023401 (2024) - Clock with 8x10^19 Systematic Uncertainty https://t.co/gwpShLygSN (縦長光格子時計で最高精度達成) https://t.co/oHQ7D8xuRL

Jul 24, 2024 · 2 likes · 117,867 followers View post →
Paradigm
@Paradigm_hub · X

Researchers developed an extremely precise optical lattice clock using trapped strontium atoms. Described in a paper published in Physical Review Letters, this clock demonstrates a total systematic uncertainty of 8.1 x 10^-19, the lowest ever reported. https://t.co/isYksXLvKA

Jul 24, 2024 · 3 likes · 17,259 followers View post →
Kutand Alkım Bayer
@kutandalkim · X

RT @PhysRevLett: #PRLtrending for the week of 2024-07-22 #physics #trending https://t.co/lB0TRj5w1f https://t.co/8QNm7QL3S0 (1987) https:/…

Jul 22, 2024 · 3 shares · 641 followers View post →
Le petit lapin
@mon_petitlapin · X

RT @PhysRevLett: #PRLtrending for the week of 2024-07-22 #physics #trending https://t.co/lB0TRj5w1f https://t.co/8QNm7QL3S0 (1987) https:/…

Jul 22, 2024 · 3 shares · 22 followers View post →
PhysicsWorks
@worksphysics1 · X

RT @PhysRevLett: #PRLtrending for the week of 2024-07-22 #physics #trending https://t.co/lB0TRj5w1f https://t.co/8QNm7QL3S0 (1987) https:/…

Jul 22, 2024 · 3 shares · 42 followers View post →
Physical Review Letters
@PhysRevLett · X

#PRLtrending for the week of 2024-07-22 #physics #trending https://t.co/lB0TRj5w1f https://t.co/8QNm7QL3S0 (1987) https://t.co/RAdCBOA8Rb https://t.co/c5UegpYEBo #open https://t.co/3OrQ2Rgr3W

Jul 22, 2024 · 18 likes · 3 shares · 70,718 followers View post →
Mba Michael.l
@Mbamichael82 · X

Technical physics. https://t.co/HQnZVJadyP

Jul 17, 2024 · 4 followers View post →
कोमिलुन्
@ComilunOfficial · X

https://t.co/2NNjHQQzQg

Jul 16, 2024 · 16 followers View post →
Chase Foxen
@Chase_Foxen · X

Newly developed atomic clock based on a strontium lattice that only loses/gains a second every 40 BILLION years! https://t.co/2UdHtlA7xS

Jul 16, 2024 · 1 like · 51 followers View post →
Hmmm...
@HmmmNiceee · X

Physicists have built the most accurate clock ever: one that gains or loses only one second every 40 billion years. https://t.co/ASDd5DfLnb

Jul 15, 2024 · 341 followers View post →
Karmela Padavic-Callaghan (they/them)
@kpcallaghan_ · X

Here's the paper: https://t.co/7XAd3kxgHj

Jul 11, 2024 · 1 like · 2,166 followers View post →
Physical Review Letters
@PhysRevLett · X

An optical lattice clock with a 19-digit frequency accuracy results from the precise evaluation of the dynamic component of the clock transition’s blackbody radiation shift https://t.co/ISUdpVAUHA https://t.co/28Wggnhmvp

Jul 10, 2024 · 19 likes · 3 shares · 70,718 followers View post →