[LEAPSECS] preprint about timekeeping for neutrino experiment

Tom Van Baak tvb at LeapSecond.com
Fri Sep 30 13:34:37 EDT 2011



> If they were using stand-alone caesium clocks, then yes - gravity and

> altitude would make big difference. But they locked their clocks to a

> single common-view GPS satellite - surely, then, they were both

> ticking at the same rate, and in sync?

>

> Peter


Careful -- if they were using stand-alone caesium clocks what they
would see a constant difference in *rate*, which is a linear growing
difference in *time*.

But all they are seeing is a constant difference in time, exactly as if
there was instrument latency or cable length calibration errors.

/tvb



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