The EMRP project ion clock addresses the development of highly precise optical clocks using laser-cooled trapped ions. The project will evaluate systematic uncertainties and stabilities across a range of ion species. It will improve clock performance through new approaches for interrogation methods with single and multiple ions. Outputs of the project will contribute to timescale steering, to tests of fundamental physics, and to optical clock deployment in sectors such as space science and navigation.
Project start date: 1 May 2012