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Using the parameters used previously, and
= 0.5,
= 0.6,
and
= 100 K, we can make the following comparison of the variations
of
Item |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
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
if this method is
used, from
otherwise. It also indicates that the ``reduced
chopper'' calibration is not a good technique, but a switchable attenuator
should be used instead.
Gildas manager
2014-07-01