16/09/2026
⏱️ 𝗔𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺! At Germany’s PTB, two caesium fountain clocks define the legal time for all of Germany. Behind their incredible precision: Vacuum chambers, ultracold atoms, lasers – and 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗪𝗚 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗫𝗜𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁. When PTB additionally required a special signal generation mode for the atomic clocks, Spectrum’s engineers responded quickly: 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 “𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲” 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀.
Read the fascinating story and learn how the refined atomic clocks work:
https://spectrum-instrumentation.com/news/202609_Atomic_clocks_refined_with_AWG_cards.php