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DTSTART:20170124T180000Z
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LOCATION:5280 Chamberlin Hall
SUMMARY:A Brief History of Time(keeping): Metrology and quantum simula
 tion with optical lattice clocks\, Atomic Physics Seminar\, Shimon Kol
 kowitz\, JILA - University of Colorado Boulder
DESCRIPTION:Optical lattice clocks (OLCs) are now the most stable and 
 accurate timekeepers in the world\, with fractional accuracies equival
 ent to neither losing nor gaining a second over the entire age of the 
 universe. This unprecedented level of metrological precision offers se
 nsitivity to new quantum\, many-body\, and fundamental physics effects
 \, opening the door to exciting and unusual applications. However\, th
 e current generation of OLCs are now approaching their classical limit
 s\, requiring quantum science techniques to reach the next frontier in
  clock performance. <br>
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\nThis talk will provide an introducti
 on to how and why time is measured\, with an emphasis on OLCs and thei
 r applications.  I will discuss recent progress on pushing OLCs to eve
 n greater levels of precision\, as well as prospects for future improv
 ement. I also will present results from a recent experiment in which w
 e harnessed the precision of an OLC to simulate complex condensed matt
 er phenomena. Finally\, I will give a brief overview of potential futu
 re applications of OLCs\, including gravitational wave detection\, tes
 ts of general relativity\, and searches for physics beyond the Standar
 d Model. 
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=4404
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