Description
We describe a transportable optical lattice clock based on the 1S0 -> 3P0 transition of lattice-trapped 87Sr atoms with a total systematic uncertainty of 2.1 x 10^-18. The blackbody radiation shift, which is the leading systematic effect in many strontium lattice clocks, is controlled at the level of 4.0 x 10^-19, as the atoms are interrogated inside a well-characterised, cold thermal shield. Using a transportable clock laser, the clock reaches a frequency instability of about 5 x 10^-16 (tau/s)^-0.5, which enables fast reevaluations of systematic effects. By comparing this clock to the primary caesium fountain clocks CSF1 and CSF2 at Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, we measure the clock transition frequency with a fractional uncertainty of 1.9 x 10^-16, in agreement with previous results. The clock was successfully transported and operated at different locations. It holds the potential to be used for geodetic measurements with centimetre-level or better height resolution and for accurate inter-institute frequency comparisons.
| Date made available | 6 Oct 2025 |
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| Publisher | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) |
Keywords
- transportable optical clock
- optical lattice clock
- strontium atoms
- blackbody radiation shift
- single-beam magneto-optical trap
Research output
- 1 Article
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Transportable strontium lattice clock with 4×10−19 blackbody radiation shift uncertainty
Nosske, I., Vishwakarma, C., Lücke, T., Rahm, J., Poudel, N., Weyers, S., Benkler, E., Dörscher, S. & Lisdat, C., 28 Oct 2025, In: Quantum Science and Technology. 10, 4, p. 045076 045076.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer review
Projects
- 4 Finished
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TerraQ: Collaborative Research Centre 1464, sub-project A04: Optical Clocks for Chronometric Levelling
Denker, H. (Principal Investigator), Lisdat, C. (Principal Investigator) & Schmidt, P. O. (Principal Investigator)
1 Jan 2021 → 31 Dec 2024
Project: Research
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TerraQ: Collaborative Research Centre 1464: Relativistic and quantum-based geodesy
Müller, J. (Principal Investigator)
1 Jan 2021 → 31 Dec 2024
Project: Research
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TerraQ: Collaborative Research Centre 1464, sub-project A05: Interferometric Fibre Links
Schön, S. (Principal Investigator) & Grosche, G. (Principal Investigator)
1 Jan 2021 → 31 Dec 2024
Project: Research
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