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Fundamental Physics with a State-of-the-Art Optical Clock in Space

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Fundamental Physics with a State-of-the-Art Optical Clock in Space

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  • Author: Andrei Derevianko, Kurt Gibble, Leo Hollberg, Nathan Newbury, Chris Oates, Laura Sinclair, and Nan Yu
Recent advances in optical atomic clocks and optical time transfer have enabled new possibilities in precision metrology for both tests of fundamental physics and timing applications. Here we describe a space mission concept that would place a state-of-the-art optical atomic clock in an eccentric orbit around Earth. A high stability laser link would connect the relative time on the orbiting spacecraft to earthbound stations.

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