Developing New Clocks for Australia: Testing the Assumptions of Modern Physics

为澳大利亚开发新时钟：测试现代物理学的假设

• 批准号: DP0662831
• 负责人: Prof Eugene Ivanov
• 金额: $ 43.26万
• 依托单位: The University of Western Australia
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2006-01-01 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0662831
• 关键词: Developing; New; Clocks; Australia; Testing

Clocks lie at the heart of all precise measurement devices; for example, they are the crucial elements in modern navigation and telecommunications systems. This project will develop three new clocks for Australia: a laser clock at the leading edge of technology, a novel and compact clock with commercial potential, and a microwave clock for use in the next generation of satellites. The performance advantage conferred by our new devices can deliver economic benefits while also giving the possibility for scrutinizing the laws of physics for evidence that there is something beyond our present formulation.

时钟是所有精密测量设备的核心；例如，它们是现代导航和电信系统中的关键部件。该项目将为澳大利亚开发三种新的时钟：处于技术前沿的激光时钟，具有商业潜力的新颖紧凑的时钟，以及用于下一代卫星的微波时钟。我们的新设备带来的性能优势可以带来经济利益，同时也使我们有可能仔细研究物理定律，以寻找证据表明存在超出我们目前公式的东西。