Atomic clock — Nuclear clock redirects here. For the clock as a measure for risk of catastrophic destruction, see Doomsday Clock. For a clock updated by radio signals (commonly but inaccurately called an atomic clock ), see Radio clock. For the album by Zion I … Wikipedia
Atomic spectral line — In physics, atomic spectral lines are of two types: * An emission line is formed when an electron makes a transition from a particular discrete energy level of an atom, to a lower energy state, emitting a photon of a particular energy and… … Wikipedia
Atomic battery — The terms atomic battery, nuclear battery, tritium battery and radioisotope generator are used to describe a device which uses the emissions from a radioactive isotope to generate electricity. Like nuclear reactors they generate electricity from… … Wikipedia
Oscillator strength — An atom or a molecule can absorb light and undergo a transition from one quantum state to another. The oscillator strength is a dimensionless quantity to express the strength of the transition. The oscillator strength f12 of a transition from a… … Wikipedia
Atomic vapor laser isotope separation — AVLIS Is an acronym which stands for atomic vapor laser isotope separation and is a method by which specially tuned lasers are used to separate isotopes of uranium using selective ionization of hyperfine transitions. In the largest technology… … Wikipedia
Atomic Clock Assembly in Space — Externe Forschungsplattformen am Columbus Raumlabor Das Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (kurz: ACES) ist eines der externen Experimentallabore, die am Columbus Raumlabor, dem Wissenschaftslabor der ESA für die Internationale Raumstation, befestigt … Deutsch Wikipedia
Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space — Externe Forschungsplattformen am Columbus Raumlabor Das Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (kurz: ACES) ist eines der externen Experimentallabore, die am Columbus Raumlabor, dem Wissenschaftslabor der ESA für die Internationale Raumstation, befestigt … Deutsch Wikipedia
atomic clock — noun Date: 1938 a precision clock that depends for its operation on an electrical oscillator regulated by the natural vibration frequencies of an atomic system (as a beam of cesium atoms) … New Collegiate Dictionary
atomic clock — /əˌtɒmɪk ˈklɒk/ (say uh.tomik klok) noun a highly accurate clock in which an electric oscillator, as a crystal, is set vibrating by a stream of atoms, the frequency of vibrations being used as the regulator for the time keeping device …
Crystal oscillator — A miniature 4 MHz quartz crystal enclosed in a hermetically sealed HC 49/US package, used as the resonator in a crystal oscillator. A crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal … Wikipedia