Speaker
Prof.
Thomas Udem
(Max-Planck Inst.)
Description
Time can be measured with the best accuracy of all physical quantities and forms the basis of all precision measurements. Usually this is accomplished by determining the period of an atomic oscillator. To measure means to compare. Measuring time essentially means to compare the number of cycles of different oscillators. I will elaborate on how this has been done in the past, what the state of the art is and dwell a bit on the scientific applications.
Primary author
Prof.
Thomas Udem
(Max-Planck Inst.)
