零死亡时间的格钟,稳定在10^{-19}水平
Xiao-Yong Liu1,2, Peng Liu2,3, Jie Li1,2
1Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Physical review letters
|January 20, 2026
概括
这项研究引入了使用两个交联的原子组合的零死亡时间光学原子钟. 这种新的设计显著降低了激光频率噪声,实现了前所未有的稳定性,用于先进的计时.
科学领域:
- 原子,分子和光学物理学
- 计量学和测量科学 计量学和测量科学
- 量子信息科学 量子信息科学
背景情况:
- 光学原子钟对于基础物理学和重新定义SI秒至关重要.
- 传统的时钟受到迪克效应的影响,原因是审讯周期中的死亡时间.
- 激光频率噪声转化为原子转换限制了时钟的稳定性.
研究的目的:
- 为了演示一个零死亡时间的光学时钟来克服迪克效应.
- 为了提高光学原子钟的稳定性和准确性.
- 为了推进下一代计时应用程序.
主要方法:
- 使用了两组交织在一起的冷原子.
- 实现了零死亡时间审讯序列.
- 在长时间内测量的分频不稳定性.
主要成果:
- 在10^{-19}级实现了分数频率不稳定性.
- 在20,000秒内显示出2.9×10^{-19}的最佳不稳定性值.
- 估计的长期稳定性在1天内达到2.5×10^{-19} .
- 与单组钟相比,实现了九倍的改进.
结论:
- 零死亡时间方法有效地抑制了迪克效应.
- 这种时钟设计为基础科学和计量学提供了卓越的稳定性.
- 代表了未来计时标准的重大进步.
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