[time-nuts] Neutrinos not so fast? (defectove connector)

Jim Lux jimlux at earthlink.net
Thu Feb 23 04:03:10 UTC 2012


On 2/22/12 2:26 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> In message<9A458DBA-3875-43B2-8383-5CA2F86BE8E2 at leapsecond.com>, "Tom Van Baak
>   (lab)" writes:
>
>> Could be on the electrical side of the adapter, not the optical
>> side. It's not impossible to get 60 ns of phase or trigger error
>> with RF connectors.
>
> I don't buy that explanation.
>
> It's very hard to get 60 ns *consistent* phase or trigger error,
> with any kind of connector, almost no matter how you go about it.
>

A 10 meter cable with a good reflection/air gap where it should be flush 
butt joint?

> 20m of extra fiber sounds *much* more plausible.

Oops, I thought it was cable number A321241Z, not cable number A321242Z.

>
> Inventing an excuse about a loose connector to cover up the mistake
> sounds even more plausible.
>
> You really don't want to defend your phd dissertation, being known
> as the idiot who made a fool of both CERN and SanGrasso in one go.

Lends new meaning to the term "defense", I should think.


>





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