That is incorrect. There is a good presentation online with lots of technical details. More details than you would find from other vendors.
Search for: Lutwak CSAC Stanford There are no HAZMAT or ITAR restrictions on the CSAC contrary to what this mis-informed author claimed. Bye, Said Sent From iPhone On May 1, 2013, at 10:48, Michael Tharp <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5/1/2013 11:40, Sarah White wrote: >> I tweeted the author of this article, trying to point out that (as I >> understand) "radioactive decay" is not relevant in any way for cesium >> frequency standard/reference thingies: >> >> https://twitter.com/kuzetsa/status/329618223916011520 >> >> If someone more authoritative and/or experienced (or at least more >> awake) wanted, please let me know if I was confused and such > > Symmetricom doesn't go out of their way to say how the damn thing actually > works, but it sure isn't radioactive decay. Decay is entirely unpredictable > due to the nature of quantum mechanics and can only be described in > statistical terms (averages and probabilities). But it's a very common > misconception that I, too, once held. To most people, "atomic" means > radioactive, fissioning, or fusioning. > > This seems to be the technology being used, it looks similar in a broad sense > to a Rb oscillator but without the microwave excitation: > > http://tf.nist.gov/ofm/smallclock/CPT_clocks.html > > CSAC has definitely been discussed here before but the threads my searches > are turning up do not seem to investigate its theory of operation. > > As for the article, The Register is not an outlet known for precise > reporting. Take it as a journalistic liberty. > > NB: Your tweet is not visible to me, so it's somewhat difficult to fact-check > :-) > > -- m. tharp > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
