cesium atomic clocks

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Cesium atomic clocks are ultra-precise timekeeping devices that use the microwave frequency of cesium atoms’ electron transitions to define and maintain the international standard for the second.

Aliases (2)

NIST-F1 cesium fountain clock ×1
NIST-F2 cesium fountain clock ×1

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International Atomic Time → basedOn → cesium atomic clocks →

National Institute of Standards and Technology → operates → cesium atomic clocks →

this entity surface form: "NIST-F1 cesium fountain clock"

National Institute of Standards and Technology → operates → cesium atomic clocks →

this entity surface form: "NIST-F2 cesium fountain clock"