[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Colloquium Seminar today at 14:00

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Date/Time: Thu 2005-09-01 at 14:00

Location:  Auditorium          

Speaker:   Tom Swanson (U. S. Naval Observatory)

Title:     Making Atoms Tell Time

Abstract: What is an Atomic Fountain and how do you turn it into a clock?  The construction of laser-cooled atomic fountain clocks at the US Naval Observatory will be discussed, along with the underlying physics and other aspects of precise timekeeping.

(http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/clockdev/)


Stimulants available 15 minutes before the talk.

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