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ATOMIC STANDARD [2 records]

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Record 1 2020-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

Any supposedly immutable property of an atom, such as the wavelength or frequency of a characteristic spectral line, in terms of which a unit of a physical quantity is defined.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
CONT

Si on laisse en fonctionnement permanent un étalon atomique de temps, il réalise un cumul des secondes successives et construit une échelle de temps [...].

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
OBS

(time standard)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
OBS

atomic clock

Spanish

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