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Thermometer uses Rydberg atoms to make calibration-free measurements

03 Feb 2025
NIST thermometry
Direct measurement By monitoring how giant Rydberg atoms interact with heat in their environment, Noah Schlossberger and colleagues can measure temperature with remarkable accuracy. (Courtesy: R Jacobson/NIST)
A new way to measure the temperatures of objects by studying the effect of their black-body radiatio

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