Hi The X-Ray process does nothing good to the crystal. It's impact is highly dependent on how "dirty" the crystal is.
Bob On Aug 1, 2013, at 4:14 AM, Charles P. Steinmetz <[email protected]> wrote: > Alberto wrote: > >> A really fascinating story in pictures of the preparation and manufacture of >> quartz crystals for radio communication. > > Another interesting historical piece on quartz crystals: > > http://www.ieee-uffc.org/main/history-bottom.asp > Proceedings of the 35th Annual Frequency Control Symposium, pp. 3-12, 1981 > > The film linked by Alberto referred to a procedure used by Reeves Sound Labs > to lower the frequency of crystal blanks by exposing them to intense > X-radiation. Does anyone here know how the treated crystals behaved with > respect to stability and aging (drift) compared to crystals that did not > receive this treatment? (I.e., is this a possible method to improve > crystals, or alternatively does it produce crystals with inferior properties?) > > Best regards, > > Charles > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
