You are not wrong. I noticed the error myself. There no radioactive decay involved. These devices were discussed in detail a while back here. Lots of drooling and wringing of empty wallets.
Le 1 mai 2013 à 17:40, Sarah White a écrit : > On 5/1/2013 8:43 AM, Stephen Tompsett (G8LYB) wrote: >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/01/hoptroff_shows_first_atomic_watch_movement/ >> > > Stephen, fellow time nuts, > > [DISCLAIMER] I should really know better than to attempt internet > discussions or comments first thing after waking up. Didn't stop me > today though (oops) > > So... > > Did I just make a fool of myself? > > Was I mistaken? > > I tweeted the author of this article, trying to point out that (as I > understand) "radioactive decay" is not relevant in any way for cesium > frequency standard/reference thingies: > > https://twitter.com/kuzetsa/status/329618223916011520 > > If someone more authoritative and/or experienced (or at least more > awake) wanted, please let me know if I was confused and such > > --Sarah > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.