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Atomic clocks in space could detect gravitational waves Clocks in space: narrowband gravitational-wave detector could take off. A proposal for a gravitational-wave detector made of two space-based atomic clocks has been unveiled by physicists in the US. The scheme involves placing two atomic clocks in different locations around the Sun and using them to measure tiny shifts in the frequency of a laser beam shone from one clock to the other. The designers claim that the detector will complement the LISA space-based gravitational-wave detector, which is expected to launch in 2034. Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of space–time that are created when masses are accelerated. In February of this year, the LIGO collaboration announced the first-ever direct detection of gravitational waves – from the merger of two black holes – using a pair of kilometer -sized interferometers in the US. Just last week, a second detection was announced by LIGO from a different black-hole merger. Now,? Shimon Kolkowitz?and? Jun Ye?of JILA in Colorado have joined forces with? Mikhail Lukin?and colleagues at Harvard University to come up with a proposal for detecting gravitational waves using two space-based atomic clocks. Each device would be an optical-lattice atomic clock, which is an extremely precise timekeeper that uses the frequency of an atomic transition to measure time. The atoms are trapped within a 1D optical lattice that is a standing wave created by reflecting laser light from a mirror. This is a very effective way of shielding the atoms from external noise that can degrade clock performance. 译文： 在太空中的原子钟可以探测到引力波 太空中的时钟：窄带引力波探测器可以起飞。由两个空间原子钟制成的引力波探测器的提议在美国的物理学家们已经公布了。该计划涉及到在太阳周围的不同位置放置两个原子钟，并用它们来测量激光束在一个时钟到另一个时钟频率的微小变化。设计师们声称，探测器将补充丽莎空间的引力波探测器，预计将于2034发射。 引力波是空间织物中的波纹，是当加速时产生的时间。在今年二月，LIGO合作宣布有史以来第一次直接探测引力波的–从两个黑洞合并–双公里大小的干涉仪在美国。刚刚过去的一周，第二检测宣布LIGO从不同的黑洞合并。 现在，? Shimon Kolkowitz和 Jun Ye在罗拉多州JILA联手与米哈伊尔卢金和同事在哈佛大学拿出一个用两个太空原子钟探测引力波的建议。每个装置将光学晶格中的原子钟，这是一个非常精确的计时器，利用测量时