Living definition
What is NIST Aluminum-Ion Quantum-Logic Clock?
Quantum Sensing & Metrology Frontier Hardware & Quantum
- As of
- 2026-07-23
- Revision
- 2026-07-25.0
- Method
- v1.3.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
The NIST Aluminum-Ion Quantum-Logic Clock is an optical atomic clock that uses a single trapped aluminum ion as its timekeeping reference, paired with a second 'logic' ion used to laser-cool the pair and read out the aluminum ion's quantum state indirectly, exploiting aluminum's extremely narrow clock transition for exceptional frequency stability.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-07-23, verified readiness is 25 (claimed 35, reported 29, gap 10) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Too early to adopt.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for NIST Aluminum-Ion Quantum-Logic Clock.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)
- Dataset
- 2026-07-25.0
- Hash
- sha256:a11c1791b16a17cb71908f5839e4adce20feb5614a6564d4910b1665c0b073c7
- Approved
- 2026-07-24