HOW we can accurately measure the vibrations in an atomic clock.

Question

They’re just so small and vibrate so many times a second so it blows my mind that we can even measure their vibrations

In: Technology

Answer 1

The atoms are popped up into the air, which energizes their electrons. As they fall back, they vibrate, and they spill radio waves into their environment as their electrons fall back into low energy states. Radio detectors pick up the waves, and that’s where the precision oscillation comes from.