This is a list of some experimental laboratory atomic clocks worldwide.
Name
Operation date
Type
Accuracy
Location
Image
CS1[ 1]
1969
Cs
7× 10−15
CS2[ 2]
1985
Cs
1.2× 10−14
CS3
1988
Cs
CS4
1992-2005
Cs
CSF1[ 3]
1999
Cs fountain
4× 10−16
CSF2[ 4]
2009
Cs fountain
2× 10−16
FOCS
NPL-CsF2, Yb+ and Sr+ ion clocks, Sr lattice clock, 4 hydrogen masers[ 5] [ 6]
NIST-F1 ,[ 7]
Cs fountain
3.1× 10−16
NIST-F2 [ 9]
Cs fountain
1.1× 10−16
USNO Alternate Master Clock
WWV
Department of Defense master clock
18 cesium atomic clocks and 4 hydrogen maser clocks
Cs, H
Optical lattice clock
NMIJ-F1, NMIJ-F2[ 16]
Cs fountain
4.7× 10−16
Optical clock[ 17]
2012
Ca ion
Caesium Beam Atomic Clock[ 18] [ 19]
Cs
9 Agilent 5071A caesium clocks[ 21]
Cs
5× 10−13
KRISS-1[ 23] [ 24]
Cs
1× 10−14
Caesium atomic clocks[ 25]
Cs
Five caesium clocks, one passive hydrogen maser, two active hydrogen masers.[ 26]
Cs, H
DOST -PAGASA Juan Time[ 27]
Caesium clocks, Hydrogen Maser [ 28]
Cs
SOC: Space Optical Clock breadboard (Sr lattice clock)[ 29]
Sr lattice
Deep Space Atomic Clock [ 30]
2019-2021
Hg ion
Caesium atomic clocks[ 31]
Cs
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