[time-nuts] Re: 5071B

[Magnus Danielson]

On 2023-06-16 07:36, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
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> Magnus Danielson via time-nuts writes:
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> On 2023-06-15 07:40, Poul-Henning Kamp via time-nuts wrote:
>> What about shock and vibration sensitivity ?
>>
>> I keep hearing about optical clocks which drop lock if a door is
>> slammed somewhere in the building ?
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> You should not confuse the optical cesiums with optical clocks. [...]
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> I do not :-)
Good, just wanted to make sure.
> My comment was in respons to Bob's comments about "after cesium"
> technology, all of which (as far as I can see) lack that basic
> mechanical robustness, which allow a 5071 to function anywhere you
> have power for it.
>
The new stuff still needs plenty of industrialization to fit normal 
operation environments. We've only seen some reaching for 
industrialization, but those early adoptions still have a bit to go 
before the usual cesium environment can be handled.

Cheers,
Magnus