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Extreme Amateur Timekeeping:Extreme Amateur Timekeeping: from Harrison to Einsteinfrom Harrison to Einstein
Tom Van BaakNAWCC Ward Francillon Time Symposium
TIME for EveryonePasadena, November 2013
v1.9
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Outline
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Part 1 –
amateur timekeeping•
Part 2 –
precision pendulum clocks
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Part 3 –
powers of ten•
Part 4 –
kids, clocks, and relativity
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1. amateur timekeeping
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An innocent beginning, 20 years ago•
LED clock project, quartz timebase–
how accurate is it?
–
how to measure it?•
Use frequency counter–
how accurate is it?
–
how to measure it?
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Accuracy
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0.01/10.00 MHz = 0.1% (86 sec/day)•
0.0001/10 = 10 ppm (0.8 sec/day)
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More accuracy
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Better timekeeping needs better timebase•
Better measurement requires better counter and/or better reference
•
What does it mean to “keep”
time?–
who’s time are we actually keeping?
–
what is WWVB, GOES, Loran-C, GPS time?–
what is UTC; how good are atomic clocks?
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This time stuff is all so interesting
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The quest for better oscillators
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The quest for more digits
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Slippery slope
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More oscillators, more test equipment•
Oscillator measurement and comparison–
quartz, rubidium, cesium standards
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Improve counter speed and resolution–
microseconds, nanoseconds, picoseconds
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Books, articles, op/svc manuals, HPJ–
bad case of precise time & frequency curiosity
•
Help! I’ve got the “time bug”
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Home time & frequency lab
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Museum of hp clocks
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HP quartz
105B
107BR
106B
104AR
103AR
101A
100ER
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HP clocks
HP01
571B
5321
117A
114BR
115BR
113AR
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HP cesium & rubidium
5071A
5065A
5062c
5061B
5061A
5060A
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Vintage hp 5061A (eBay)
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FYI: cesium (caesium)
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Cesium atomic clocks are not radioactive•
They use a natural, stable Cs133
atom, not
the scary man-made radioisotope Cs137
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Analogy: C12
vs. C14
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K39
vs. K40
(banana)
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“hyperfine transition” 9,192,631,770 Hz
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Solid / liquid metal
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What is the best clock?
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Quartz: inaccurate and drifts•
Rubidium vapor: more stable but still drifts
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Cesium beam: better still and no drift•
Hydrogen maser: most stable, small drift
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UTC itself is “average”
of 345 clocks•
Exotic fountain, ion, optical clocks
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No one best clock, no perfect time
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“Keeps perfect time”
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quartz •
art deco
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Which watch is best?
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You go shopping for watches at lunch…
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Which clock do you want?
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Checking each day, at precisely noon:•
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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12:00:00 12:01:30 12:03:30 12:06:11•
12:00:00 12:01:40 12:03:25 12:07:22
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12:00:00 12:01:20 12:03:30 12:08:33•
12:00:00 12:01:10 12:03:35 12:09:44
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12:00:00 12:01:40 12:03:30 12:10:55•
Which one do you want to buy?
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Which clock do you want?
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Answer:–
(a) is probably a stopped watch
–
(b) is most accurate, but more variable–
(c) is less accurate, but less variable
–
(d) is least accurate, but very stable•
Watch (d) is exactly 1:11 fast per 24h–
regulate (or simply apply a math correction) and then you have the best watch
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Best wristwatch
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2. precision pendulum clocks
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My timekeeping world expanded in 1995–
Bill Scolnik (pendulum and atomic clocks)
–
Dava Sobel (Longitude)•
New appreciation of historical timekeeping–
NAWCC, HSN(161), books, articles, people
•
Amazing world of horology, and again:–
how accurate is it?
–
how to measure it?
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Precise pendulum clocks
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Classic examples:–
Riefler, Shortt, Fedchenko, and more
•
Modern amateur examples:–
Philip Woodward (W5)
–
Douglas Bateman–
Bill Scolnik (Q1, Q2, Q3)
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Teddy Hall (Littlemore)–
Bryan Mumford, and more
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No amateur has out-performed a Shortt
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Pendulum clock, tides
•
The issue with lunar-solar “earth”
tides:–
period T ≈
2π√(L/g)
–
g (980 gal) varies by about ±100 µgal–
in theory, this affects rate and timekeeping
•
Earth-moon-sun system is complex–
timekeeping error does not average to zero
–
this limits [best] pendulum performance•
Let’s study 4 examples
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Shortt-Synchronome
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Fedchenko AChF-3
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Littlemore clock
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Pendulum [in]stability
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Performance comparison:–
1. Shortt #41 (data from Pierre Boucheron)
–
2. Fedchenko #8 (partial data)–
3. Littlemore (data from Teddy Hall)
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4. “Perfect”
(computer model of gravity)•
Allan deviation statistics–
short-term perturbations
–
long-term drift (environment, amplitude)
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Allan deviation
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Mean, standard deviation, regression, …•
Clock performance can be more complex:–
2nd
difference method is useful
–
notion of sampling interval is useful•
Allan deviation incorporates both–
a measure of frequency instability (sigma)
–
as a function of sampling times (tau)•
Comparison of similar and different clocks
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Pendulum instability(1)
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Pendulum instability(2)
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Pendulum instability(3)
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Pendulum instability(4)
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Pendulum insights
•
There is still room for improvement!–
Shortt, Fedchenko hit short-term limit
–
Shortt is 100x from perfect, long-term–
Littlemore, even using quartz, is still 10x
•
Someday, someone will better this–
will it be you?
–
with free pendulum or hybrid quartz?•
Best pendulum clock is a good gravimeter
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Fedchenko (gravimeter) 11/69
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3. powers of ten
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Not all clocks are super accurate•
Any
periodic event is can be a clock
•
How regular the occurrence determines:–
how good or bad the clock is
•
How continuous the events determines:–
how reliable the clock is
•
The range of accuracy/stability is huge!–
all you have to do is measure it
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“Powers of Ten”
–
inspiration
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Mr Charles and Mrs Ray Eames (1977)–
“the effect of adding another zero”
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10-0 drip, drip
•
Leak in ceiling•
0.57 s …
9.9 s
•
1.7 Hz …
0.1 Hz
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10-1 heart beat
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10-1, 0.1, 10%•
The original ‘1 PPS’
•
Sometimes 2x, even 3x•
Much higher stability at night
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< 10% accuracy possible
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10-1 heart beat
•
12 h frequency plot (evening/night)•
ADEV floor is 10-1
from 101
to 104
s!
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10-2 tuning fork oscillator
•
0.01, 1%•
General Radio Type 213
Audio Oscillator•
1 ‘kc’; f = ~992.8 Hz
•
±1.3 mHz (60 x 1 s)•
Accuracy < 1%
•
Count those 9’s•
ADEV is 10-6…10-4
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10-2 tuning fork oscillator
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plots
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10-3 precision tuning fork
•
0.001, 0.1%, 1 ms/s•
General Radio Type 813
single vacuum tube•
1 ‘kc’
tuning fork
•
f = ~999.4 Hz•
±400 µHz (60 x 1 s)
•
Accuracy < 0.1%•
ADEV is 10-7…10-4
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10-3 precision tuning fork
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plots
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10-4 mechanical oscillator
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0.01%, 100 ppm•
Mechanical oscillator
transistorized•
“Four 9’s”
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10-5 mains (line frequency)
•
0.001%, 10 ppm•
60±
Hz
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10-5 mains (line frequency)
•
plots
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10-6 quartz watch (RC)
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0.0001%, 1 ppm, 1 µs/s•
+160 ms/d = +1.85 ppm
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10-6 quartz watch (RC)
•
Nightly WWVB radio sync (60 kHz)•
Look closely at 01:30 AM PST
•
+1h +30m +15s•
Plot of 9 days
•
Rate variations•
Sync variations
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10-7 chronometer
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0.1 ppm•
Rated ¼
sec/day deviation
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10-7 chronometer
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~55 hour runtime•
200 ms phase residuals
•
ADEV 610-7
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10-7 chronometer
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From 1940’s USN manual…•
Phase–
Dial error
•
Frequency–
Daily rate
•
Drift–
Deviation in rate
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10-8 pendulum clock
•
0.01 ppm, 10 ppb 10 ns/s, 864 µs/d
•
Shortt, Fedchenko,
Riefler, ‘Littlemore’
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10-8 pendulum clock
•
plots
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10-9 earth
•
0.001 ppm•
Slow by ~2 ms per day
•
Also somewhat irregular•
ADEV 10-8
~ 10-9
•
Limited by core, weather, climate•
Lunar/solar tides, periodic variations
•
Tidal friction, long-term drift
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10-9 earth (40y of data)
•
plots
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10-9 earth clock
•
Long-term plot (300 years)•
Length of day (LOD) is 86,400 seconds ±
a few milliseconds
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10-9 earth clock
•
Short-term plot (3 recent years)•
LOD is about 86,400.002 seconds
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10-9 earth clock
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10-9 earth frequency standard
•
Suggested improvements:–
Thoroughly clean, and dry with cloth
–
Remove surrounding gas and water vapor–
Wait for core to cool before use
–
Re-align axis of rotation (wobbling)–
Keep away from nearby moon (tides)
–
Keep away from sun (tempco)–
Re-adjust rate (avoid leap seconds)
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10-10 ocxo
•
0.1 ppb, 100 ps/s, 8.64 µs/d•
10-10…10-13
short
•
510-10/d drift
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10-11 good ocxo
•
0.01 ppb, 10 ps/s, 864 ns/d (~1 µs/d)•
10-11…10-13
short
•
~10-11/d drift
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10-12 excellent ocxo
•
1 ppt, 1 ps/s, 86.4 ns/d (~100 ns/d)•
~10-13
short/mid
•
~310-12/d drift
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10-13 hp 106B quartz
•
Best hp quartz•
~410-13/d drift
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10-13 rubidium
•
8.64 ns/d (~10 ns/d)•
~10-13
mid-term
•
~110-11/m drift
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10-14 cesium
•
864 ps/d (~1 ns/d)•
~10-13
mid-term
•
~110-14
@ 1 day
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10-14 more cesium
•
10-14
not!
•
Cesium clocks differ by 2x –
50x•
Vintage 5060A
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10-14 another cesium
•
Not even close to 10-14
@ 1 day
•
FTS 4010•
Portable clock
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10-15 hp 5071A cesium
•
High-performance model•
Pair ~210-14
at a day
•
Flicker floor ~510-15
in weeks
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10-16 active h-maser
•
8.64 ps/d•
Under 110-15
@1d
•
Most stable
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Summary –
powers of ten
•
17 orders of magnitude•
From a billion times
worse than earth or a pendulum clock
•
To a billion times better than earth or a
pendulum clock
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4. kids, clocks, and relativity
•
What to do with atomic clock hobby?•
Einstein said time itself is not fixed–
S.R. predicts higher speed slows time
–
G.R. predicts stronger gravity slows time•
Is this only abstract theory in textbooks?–
fast moving rocket ships and twins
–
objects getting too close to black holes•
Can this be tested for real on earth?
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Relativity at home
•
We have many atomic clocks at home•
No planes or rockets (high speed)
•
But we have mountains (high altitude)
From NPL website
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Big idea
•
Take our 3 kids with portable cesium clocks
high up Mt Rainier•
See if Einstein was
right about gravity and time
•
See if clocks really run faster up there
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Einstein and 2005
•
100th
anniversary of relativity: books,
magazines, radio, TV, web sites, “Physics Year”, lectures…
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Louis Essen (UK) and 2005
•
50th
anniversary of cesium clock (NPL)
•
“famous for a second”
9 192 631 770 Hz
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Project GRE²AT
•
General Relativity Einstein/Essen Anniversary Test (2005)–
100th
anniversary (Einstein) theory of relativity
–
50th
anniversary (Essen) first cesium clock
•
Combine atomic clock hobby, physics, history, technology, math, computers, children, car trip, vacation, and family fun
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Clock equations
•
To a first approximation, small v, small h•
Kinematic:
fk
½v2c2
•
Gravitation: fg
ghc2
•
Sagnac:
fs
R2cos2()• c2
•
Net freq
f fk
fg fs•
Total time
T
fT
•
These corrections are usually infinitesimal
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Magnify the effect
•
Go as high as possible
•
Stay as long as possible
•
Measure as precisely as possible
Cartoon by Dusan Petricic
Scientific American column Wonders by Philip and Phyllis Morrison
http://www.sciam.com/1998/0298issue/0298wonders.html
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Time dilation calculation
•
Turn infinitesimal into measurable•
Frequency change f
gh/c2
f
1.09×10-16
s/s/meter
•
But if you go up 1 km instead of 1 m, then f = 1.1×10-13
= 0.11 ps/s
•
And if you stay up there 24 hours, then T = f
86400 s = 9.5×10-9
s = 9.5 ns
•
Gravitational time dilation 10 ns/day/km
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The GREAT trip, day 1
•
Carrying clock downstairs. Limited time; car is a mess, but it works.
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The GREAT trip, day 1
•
Clocks in the middle, batteries on the floor, and instrumentation in the front.
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The GREAT trip, day 1
•
Kids in the back. Dad making final clock BNC connections; Mom says goodbye.
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The GREAT trip, day 1
•
Detail of TIC’s and laptop in front seat and clocks in middle seat. 23:33:48 UTC
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The GREAT trip, day 1
•
Final gas stop and evening arrival at Rainier National Park.
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The GREAT trip, day 2
•
Paradise Inn is at 5400’
elevation. Large parking lot to hide in.
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The GREAT trip, day 2
•
Classic old Northwest inn; you should visit sometime.
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The GREAT trip, day 2
•
Wonderful hiking trails and climbing. Lucky to have clear weather.
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The GREAT trip, day 2
•
Avoid a ticket and move the car again. Ouch, running low in fuel. Now what.
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The GREAT trip, day 3
•
Got gas at 6 AM. Used 15.78 gal in 34 h = 0.46 gph; ~2h/gal, so about 1 ns/gal.
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The GREAT trip, day 3
•
More hiking, exploring, playing. It’s a fun place for a while.
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The GREAT trip, day 3
•
42 hours is up; time to leave. We’re all tired. Can this really work? Go home.
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The GREAT trip
•
Home clock and mountain clock elevations
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Two questions
•
Results are unknowable
until the return•
(1) Did we see any time dilation?–
requires before/after time-rate comparison
–
comparison against stable “house”
clock•
(2) Did the results match prediction?–
requires record of altitude and duration
–
used Garmin GPS NMEA log
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Elevation and predicted dilation
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Clock results (measured)
•
Red 20.3 ns
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Mean clock results
•
Mean 23.2 ns
•
±4 ns•
Predict
22.4 ns
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GRE²AT experiment worked
•
Time dilation is real!–
gravitational effect (elevation, not velocity)
–
we came back 22 ns older and wiser•
As astronomer Steve Allen observed:–
”relativity is now child’s play”
•
Unexpected press–
Physics Today, WIRED magazine
•
“Best atomic clock is a good gravimeter”
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5. conclusion
•
A quick view of extreme timekeeping•
Electronics is not as elegant as Harrison, Tompion, or astronomical pendulum clocks of 18th
and 19th
century
•
Perhaps 20th
and 21st
century laboratory
clocks will get their place in history too•
Clockmaker motivation is the same
•
“Origins, evolution, future of public time”
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Thanks for your time
•
Bob Holmstrom, Jim Cipra, Mostyn Gale, Will Andrewes, Gene Goldstein, NAWCC
•
Contact: [email protected]•
Web: www.LeapSecond.com