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The emergence of time-domain multi-messenger (astro)physics requires for new, improved ways of interchanging scheduling information, in order to allow more efficient collaborations between the various teams. Currently space- and…

The development of global positioning system stimulates the popularity of location-based social network (LBSN) services. With a large volume of data containing locations, texts, check-in information, and social relationships, spatial…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2022-02-21 Xiuqi Huang , Yuanning Gao , Xiaofeng Gao , Guihai Chen

Radiative transfer modelling is part of many astrophysical simulations and is used to make synthetic observations and to assist analysis of observations. We concentrate on the modelling of the radio lines emitted by the interstellar medium.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-04 M. Juvela

Free space optical communication has been applied in many scenarios because of its security, low cost and high rates. In such scenarios, a tracking system is necessary to ensure an acceptable signal power. Free space optical links were…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-27 Kehan Zhang , Bingcheng Zhu , Zaichen Zhang , Haibo Wang

We present a system of two independent strontium optical lattice standards probed with a single shared ultra-narrow laser. The absolute frequency of the clocks can be verified by the use of Er:fiber optical frequency comb with the…

Time and frequency are the most accurately measurable quantities, providing foundations for science and modern technologies. The accuracy relies on the SI (Syst\'eme International) second that refers to Cs microwave clocks with fractional…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2014-05-19 Ichiro Ushijima , Masao Takamoto , Manoj Das , Takuya Ohkubo , Hidetoshi Katori

In this work we demonstrate for the first time that it is possible to transfer simultaneously an ultra-stable optical frequency and a precise and accurate timing over 540 km using a public telecommunication optical fiber networks with…

Synchronised laser oscillators are essential for probing the fastest processes in chemistry, materials science, and biology down to atto-second timescales. Tight synchronisation is also crucial at scientific facilities such as free-electron…

We report the formulation of a new, cost-effective approximation method in the time-dependent optimized coupled-cluster (TD-OCC) framework [T. Sato et al., J. Chem. Phys. 148, 051101 (2018)] for first-principles simulations of multielectron…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2022-08-11 Himadri Pathak , Takeshi Sato , Kenichi L. Ishikawa

Basic for the definition of 'time' are clocks operating under stationary conditions. The periods of two clocks can be compared with each other via two return experiments. The central clock mediates between the rotating and the inertial…

General Physics · Physics 2013-06-25 Richard Lenk

This paper introduces a spiking hierarchical model for object recognition which utilizes the precise timing information inherently present in the output of biologically inspired asynchronous Address Event Representation (AER) vision…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-10-20 Garrick Orchard , Cedric Meyer , Ralph Etienne-Cummings , Christoph Posch , Nitish Thakor , Ryad Benosman

We demonstrate a precision frequency measurement using a phase-stabilized 120-km optical fiber link over a physical distance of 50 km. The transition frequency of the 87Sr optical lattice clock at the University of Tokyo is measured to be…

A fully-asynchronous network with one target sensor and a few anchors (nodes with known locations) is considered. Localization and synchronization are traditionally treated as two separate problems. In this paper, localization and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-01-07 Sundeep Prabhakar Chepuri , Geert Leus , Alle-Jan van der Veen

A frequency stabilized laser referenced to an unperturbed atomic two level system acts as the most accurate clock with femtosecond clock ticks. For any meaningful use, a Femtosecond Laser Frequency Comb (FLFC) is used to transfer the atomic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-01-16 D. De Munshi , B. Dutta-Roy , M. Mukherjee

Context:Very precise planned space astrometric missions and recent improvements on imaging capabilities require a detailed review of the assumptions of classical astrometric modeling. Aims:We show that Light-Travel Time must be taken into…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Guillem Anglada , Jordi Torra

A two-photon transition in laser-cooled and trapped calcium atoms is proposed as the atomic reference in an optical frequency standard. An efficient scheme for interrogation of the frequency standard is described, and the sensitivity of the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-01-09 Amar C. Vutha

Understanding 3D fundamental processes is crucial for academic and industrial applications. Nowadays, X-ray time-resolved tomography, or tomoscopy, is a leading technique for in-situ and operando 4D (3D+time) characterization. Despite its…

The possibility of using the SKA for occasional support of scientific space missions should be considered, along with all other science goals, in the design of the array. The benefits of higher data rates from distant spacecraft during high…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. L. Jones

Stationary axisymmetric spacetimes containing a pair of oppositely-rotating periodically-intersecting circular geodesics allow the study of various so-called `clock effects' by comparing either observer or geodesic proper time periods of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Donato Bini , Robert T. Jantzen , Bahram Mashhoon

Optical lattice clocks are at the forefront of frequency metrology. Both the instability and systematic uncertainty of these clocks have been reported to be two orders of magnitude smaller than the best microwave clocks. For this reason, a…