Absolute frequency measurement of the 171Yb optical lattice clock at KRISS using TAI for over a year

TL;DR

This paper reports a 14-month measurement of the absolute frequency of the 171Yb optical lattice clock at KRISS, referenced to TAI, achieving high precision and contributing to future standard updates.

Contribution

First long-term absolute frequency measurement of the 171Yb optical lattice clock at KRISS using TAI, enhancing the accuracy of frequency standards.

Findings

Absolute frequency measured as 518295836590863.75(14) Hz

Relative uncertainty of 2.6x10^-16

Results align with other reports and support future standard updates.

Abstract

We report a measurement of the absolute frequency of the 1S0-3P0 transition in the 171Yb optical lattice clock at KRISS (KRISS-Yb1) for 14 months, which was referenced to the SI second by primary and secondary standards worldwide via TAI (International Atomic Time). The determined absolute frequency is 518 295 836 590 863.75(14) Hz with the relative frequency uncertainty of 2.6x10^-16, which agrees well with other reports. This result is expected to contribute to the future update of the CIPM recommendation frequency of the secondary frequency standards.