New Atom-Based Thermometer Offers Unprecedented Accuracy in Temperature Measurement

New Atom-Based Thermometer Measures Temperature More Accurately

New Atom-Based Thermometer Measures Temperature More Accurately Could simplify temperature sensing in extreme environments Mark Hembree Tue, 02/11/2025 - 00:02 Large Image Caption By monitoring how giant Rydberg atoms interact with heat in their environment, Noah Schlossberger and colleagues can measure temperature with remarkable accuracy. Credit: R. Jacobson/NIST   Off NIST Off

New Atom-Based Thermometer Offers Unprecedented Accuracy in Temperature Measurement

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed an innovative thermometer that measures temperature with incredible precision. The device uses Rydberg atoms, which are manipulated to such high energy states that they become about 1,000 times larger than their normal form. By observing how these Rydberg atoms react to heat in their environment, researchers c

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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a new thermometer using atoms boosted to such high energy levels that they are a thousand times larger than normal.

New atom-based thermometer measures temperature more accurately - Scientific Inquirer

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a new thermometer using atoms boosted to such high energy levels that they are a thousand times larger than normal. By monitoring how these giant “Rydberg” atoms interact with heat in their environment, researchers can measure temperature with remarkable accuracy. The thermometer’s sensitivity could improve temperature measurements in fields ranging from quantum…

Temperatures can be measured precisely using gigantically enlarged atoms. The technology is based on quantum mechanical principles and registers the thermal radiation of the environment.

It's all a question of atoms: New Rydberg thermometer measures temperatures with the highest precision - without calibration and without contact. The article With quanta and atoms into a new era of temperature measurement first appeared on ingenieur.de - job exchange and news portal for engineers.