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Error Undoes Faster-Than-Light Neutrino Results
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Feb 22, 2012 03:14pm |
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| Category | Announcement |
| Author | Edwin Cartlidge |
| News Date | Wednesday, February 22, 2012 06:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It appears that the faster-than-light neutrino results, announced last September by the OPERA collaboration in Italy, was due to a mistake after all. A bad connection between a GPS unit and a computer may be to blame.
According to sources familiar with the experiment, the 60 nanoseconds discrepancy appears to come from a bad connection between a fiber optic cable that connects to the GPS receiver used to correct the timing of the neutrinos' flight and an electronic card in a computer. After tightening the connection and then measuring the time it takes data to travel the length of the fiber, researchers found that the data arrive 60 nanoseconds earlier than assumed. Since this time is subtracted from the overall time of flight, it appears to explain the early arrival of the neutrinos. New data, however, will be needed to confirm this hypothesis. |
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