[time-nuts] hm H Maser

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

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In message <619617E1-AA26-4EB7-B73E-042F22912263 at n1k.org>, Bob Camp writes:

>I guess the question then would be: 
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>Is a H Maser that runs 6.6 x 10^-12 at 1 second worth the trouble? 

I would say absolutely not.

All things considered, I think a trapped-ion type standard would
be both much more feasible and much more worth it.

Heck, just getting an optical comb working would be awesome...

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