[time-nuts] HP5359A non-linearities
Poul-Henning Kamp
phk at phk.freebsd.dk
Mon Dec 17 19:28:34 EST 2007
In message <20071218.004912.692035820.cfmd at bredband.net>, Magnus Danielson writes:
>Fellow time-nuts!
>
>I have been making some measurements on the HP5359A using the DTS2070C.
>I am adjusting the period and measure that.
>
>Initially it is apparent that the HP5359A does not hit the mark,
The 5359A doesn't work quite the way you would expect, the trigger
is just sort of a trigger for an internal trigger, from which the
pulse will be delivered, very precisely (if properly calibrated).
It's kind of strange, once you've read their explanation, it makes
sense.
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