Convert Attoseconds to Minutes
Convert Attoseconds (as) to Minutes (min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
min = as × 1.666666667e-20
About Attoseconds
An attosecond (as) = 10⁻¹⁸ s - the timescale of electron dynamics in atoms. The Bohr-model orbital period in hydrogen is ~152 as. Electron tunnelling through atomic potential barriers takes a few hundred as. The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics (Agostini, Krausz, L'Huillier) honoured methods for generating sub-100 as pulses via high-harmonic generation in Ti:sapphire lasers. 1 as = 10⁻¹⁸ s = 1,000 zs.
About Minutes
A minute (min) = exactly 60 s, inherited from Babylonian sexagesimal astronomy. Medieval astronomers named the sixtieth part of a degree 'pars minuta prima' (hence minute); its sixtieth 'pars minuta secunda' (hence second). Running performance is expressed in min/km or min/mile; music tempo in BPM (beats per minute, ~40-220); angles in degrees-minutes-seconds (DMS). 1 min = 60 s = 1/60 h.
Quick Reference Table
| Attoseconds (as) | Minutes (min) |
|---|---|
| 1 as | 1.667 × 10-20 min |
| 2 as | 3.333 × 10-20 min |
| 5 as | 8.333 × 10-20 min |
| 10 as | 1.667 × 10-19 min |
| 25 as | 4.167 × 10-19 min |
| 50 as | 8.333 × 10-19 min |
| 100 as | 1.667 × 10-18 min |