A nuclear clock synchronized to 229Th

Beichen Huang, Gaowei Yan, Qi Xiao, Wenhao Bu, Chengchun Zhao, Zhen Zhang, Chao Yan, Zhi-Ang Chen, Peixiong Zhang, Gleb Penyazkov, Zhenhai Zhan, Lingfeng Yan, Yuefei Wang, Lin Li, Shanming Li, Dapeng Jiang, Xiaobo Qian, Xuegang Liu, Qiange He, Taoxiang Sun, Haochen Tian, Bingkun Lu, Ningyuan Ma, Juxian Li, Yanzhang Wu, Qiaorui Gong, Yuxiang Li, Haoyu Shi, Xiangliang Li, Longsheng Ma, Shining Zhu, Yuxiang Mo, Jun Lin, Li You, Yige Lin, Xibo Zhang, Yin Hang, Liangbi Su, Shiqian Ding

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-11122-1
Published: 2026-10-07
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41586-026-11122-1,
  title = {A nuclear clock synchronized to 229Th},
  author = {Beichen Huang and Gaowei Yan and Qi Xiao and Wenhao Bu and Chengchun Zhao and Zhen Zhang and Chao Yan and Zhi-Ang Chen and Peixiong Zhang and Gleb Penyazkov and Zhenhai Zhan and Lingfeng Yan and Yuefei Wang and Lin Li and Shanming Li and Dapeng Jiang and Xiaobo Qian and Xuegang Liu and Qiange He and Taoxiang Sun and Haochen Tian and Bingkun Lu and Ningyuan Ma and Juxian Li and Yanzhang Wu and Qiaorui Gong and Yuxiang Li and Haoyu Shi and Xiangliang Li and Longsheng Ma and Shining Zhu and Yuxiang Mo and Jun Lin and Li You and Yige Lin and Xibo Zhang and Yin Hang and Liangbi Su and Shiqian Ding},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature},
  doi = {10.1038/s41586-026-11122-1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-11122-1}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
TI  - A nuclear clock synchronized to 229Th
AU  - Beichen Huang
AU  - Gaowei Yan
AU  - Qi Xiao
AU  - Wenhao Bu
AU  - Chengchun Zhao
AU  - Zhen Zhang
AU  - Chao Yan
AU  - Zhi-Ang Chen
AU  - Peixiong Zhang
AU  - Gleb Penyazkov
AU  - Zhenhai Zhan
AU  - Lingfeng Yan
AU  - Yuefei Wang
AU  - Lin Li
AU  - Shanming Li
AU  - Dapeng Jiang
AU  - Xiaobo Qian
AU  - Xuegang Liu
AU  - Qiange He
AU  - Taoxiang Sun
AU  - Haochen Tian
AU  - Bingkun Lu
AU  - Ningyuan Ma
AU  - Juxian Li
AU  - Yanzhang Wu
AU  - Qiaorui Gong
AU  - Yuxiang Li
AU  - Haoyu Shi
AU  - Xiangliang Li
AU  - Longsheng Ma
AU  - Shining Zhu
AU  - Yuxiang Mo
AU  - Jun Lin
AU  - Li You
AU  - Yige Lin
AU  - Xibo Zhang
AU  - Yin Hang
AU  - Liangbi Su
AU  - Shiqian Ding
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature
DO  - 10.1038/s41586-026-11122-1
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APA

Huang, B., Yan, G., Xiao, Q., Bu, W., Zhao, C., Zhang, Z., Yan, C., Chen, Z., Zhang, P., Penyazkov, G., Zhan, Z., Yan, L., Wang, Y., Li, L., Li, S., Jiang, D., Qian, X., Liu, X., He, Q., Sun, T., Tian, H., Lu, B., Ma, N., Li, J., Wu, Y., Gong, Q., Li, Y., Shi, H., Li, X., Ma, L., Zhu, S., Mo, Y., Lin, J., You, L., Lin, Y., Zhang, X., Hang, Y., Su, L., & Ding, S. (2026). A nuclear clock synchronized to 229Th. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-11122-1

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