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Atomic clocks, rather than use gears or quartz movement as a timing standard, use electromagnetic waves as timing standards. Often the transition frequency used is in the microwave spectrum. This makes them extremely accurate since they use such very small units.
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What element is used to make very accurate atomic clocks?
strontium or cesium
How do atomic clocks keep time?
Instead of pendulums and gears or even quartz crystals, atomic clocks use the vibration between the nucleus and electrons of atoms -- usually cesium atoms -- to set the interval we use to measure time passing.
Do clocks work in China?
Yes.
What element which is used in atomic clocks and photocells melts at temperatures slightly above room temperature?
Cesium
What is a person called when they work on clocks?
gggg
What is the work of atomic clocks in space vehicle?
For synchronization with ground assets
Does anyone make atomic wall clocks?
Yes, there are many brands of atomic wall clocks.
What type of clocks are on the satellites?
atomic
Do digital atomic wall clocks keep accurate time and temperature?
Digital atomic clocks keep very accurate time and good tempature, in my experience.
Which organization has atomic clocks in India?
indian railways
How often do digital atomic clocks need a new battery?
Digital atomic clocks should only need a new battery every two or three years.
What element is used to make atomic clocks?
The atom of the isotope caesium 133; the definition of second in SI is based on this atom.
Whats the US atomic clock?
Atomic clocks are in Federal Office of Metrology-Bern-Switzerland, National Physical Laboratory-Teddington-London-United Kingdom and at National Metrology Centre-Singapore. Atomic clocks are also in other countries as well.
How do you find the precision of a clock?
All clocks can be compared for accuracy against the atomic clocks maintained by the US Naval observatory and National Bureau of Standards and (I beleive) the European Space Agency. Atomic clocks are almost more accurate than we can test them to be,
Where is the best place to purchase a carriage clock?
The Clock Depot is a dedicated site for all things clocks. From the drop down menu it shows that their product range includes grandfather clocks, alarm clocks, anniversary clocks, antique clocks, atomic clocks, carriage clocks (as indicated), cuckoo clocks, mantel clocks, nautical clocks and more.
Why don't pendulum clocks work at sea?
why pendulum clocks dont work at sea
What is the commercial use of cesium?
One use of cesium is in atomic clocks.
