nuclear gyroscope

nuclear gyroscope

[′nü·klē·ər ′jī·rə‚skōp]

(engineering)

A gyroscope in which the conventional spinning mass is replaced by the spin of atomic nuclei and electrons; one version uses optically pumped mercury isotopes, and another uses nuclear magnetic resonance techniques.

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