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Using the parameters used previously, and
Ceff = 0.5,
= 0.6, and Trec = 100 K,
we can make the following comparison of the variations of Tcal
| Item |
Tcab |
Trec |
Feff |
Ceff |
 |
| Typical Error |
2 K |
10 K |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
| Induced variation (in %) |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
-0.5 |
This shows that the maximum effect is from Ceff if this method
is used, from Feff otherwise. It also indicates that the
``reduced chopper'' calibration is not a good technique, but
a switchable attenuator should be used instead.
Gildas manager
2002-02-04