Pulsar clock
A pulsar clock is a clock which depends on counting radio pulses emitted by pulsars.
Pulsar clock in Gdańsk [edit]
The first pulsar clock in the world was installed in St Catherine's Church, Gdańsk, Poland, in 2011.[1] It cost about 450,000 Polish złoty (approx. €110,000 or US$140,000). It was the most accurate clock in the world at that time, and the first one to count the time using a signal source outside the Earth. The pulsar signal allows it to be 10 times more accurate than an atomic clock. The pulsar clock consists of a radiotelescope with 16 antennas, which receive signals from six designated pulsars. Digital processing of the pulsar signals is done by an FPGA device.[2]
Pulsar clock in Brussels [edit]
On October 5th 2011, another pulsar clock was installed in the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ "World's most accurate clock to be built in Gdańsk". Polska Agencja Prasowa. 2010. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ "Gdański Zegar Pulsarowy". Muzeum Zegarow Wiezowych. 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ "Gdański Zegar Pulsarowy w Parlamencie Europejskim". Gdanski Park Naukowo Technologiczny. 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
