[USMA:14365] Re: More precise atomic clock

[Gene Mechtly]

On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, James R. Frysinger wrote:
> ...
> Another factor that comes into play is the sensitivity
> of the phase-lock loop ...

and the "phase jitter" (wobble) of the *loop* at any frequency,
whether it be microwave or optical, however stable the oscillations
of the source ion(s).