Atomic clocks: new prospects in metrology and geodesy

2013/08/29 by Pacôme Delva, Delva, Pacôme, Jérôme Lodewyck +1
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Frequency and Time Standards #Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #FOS: Physical sciences #GNSS positioning and interference #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1308.6766

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Abstract

We present the latest developments in the field of atomic clocks and their applications in metrology and fundamental physics. In the light of recent advents in the accuracy of optical clocks, we present an introduction to the relativistic modelization of frequency transfer and a detailed review of chronometric geodesy.

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