[time-nuts] Maximizing Cs Tube Life
Mark Sims
holrum at hotmail.com
Sat Jul 11 03:08:47 UTC 2009
"The candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long..."
Are both your units the high-performance version? These units get their performance boost by doubling the beam current... at the expense of half the life. As a side "benefit" of the increased beam current, you can get increased outgasing of contaminants in the tube/cesium supply.
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