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NIST Quantum Sensors Sharpen Nuclear Safeguards With Eightfold Precision Gain

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NIST quantum sensors have produced the most precise X-ray energy measurements ever recorded for uranium, plutonium, and neptunium, cutting uncertainty by factors of 3 to 8. The breakthrough improves nuclear safeguards by enabling cleaner subtraction of X-ray interference from isotope-ratio data used to verify enrichment under international treaties.

First report: Ultra-cold quantum sensors cut X-ray uncertainty, improving nuclear material assessments — phys.org, 4d