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    Stars Align in test supporting ‘Spooky Action at a distance’

    February 8, 2017, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    (a) The three experimental stations and related acronyms are described in the main text. Stellar photon receiving telescopes (Rx-SP) with primary mirror diameters of 0.2032 m (Meade 8-inch LX200 ACF, f = 2     m ) and 0.254 m (Meade 10-inch LX600 ACF, f = 2.032     m ) were used by Alice and Bob, respectively, although the telescope apertures were each partially covered to limit sky noise. Diameters and focal lengths of the quantum channel telescopes are Alice (Tx-EP: d = 50.8 , f = 100     mm ; Rx-EP: d = 80 , f = 400     mm ) and Bob (Tx-EP: d = 70 , f = 280     mm ; Rx-EP: d = 140 , f = 420     mm ). Latitude, longitude, and elevation for the three experimental sites are Alice ( A : 48.21645°, 16.354311°, 215.0 m), Bob ( B : 48.23160°, 16.3579553°, 200.0 m), and the Source ( S : 48.221311°, 16.356439°, 205.0 m). (b) and (c) For experimental run 1, the setup deviated from the ideal, colinear 1D case by the angles displayed. Site coordinates yield α ≈ 18 0 ° and β ≈ 16 9 ° for both runs. See Table 1 for the azimuth (az) and altitude (alt) of each star observed during each experimental run. (3D graphics taken from Google Earth, 2016.)

    (a) The three experimental stations and related acronyms are described in the main text. Stellar photon receiving telescopes (Rx-SP) with primary mirror diameters of 0.2032 m (Meade 8-inch LX200 ACF, f = 2     m ) and 0.254 m (Meade 10-inch LX600 ACF, f = 2.032     m ) were used by Alice and Bob, respectively, although the telescope apertures were each partially covered to limit sky noise. Diameters and focal lengths of the quantum channel telescopes are Alice (Tx-EP: d = 50.8 , f = 100     mm ; Rx-EP: d = 80 , f = 400     mm ) and Bob (Tx-EP: d = 70 , f = 280     mm ; Rx-EP: d = 140 , f = 420     mm ). Latitude, longitude, and elevation for the three experimental sites are Alice ( A : 48.21645°, 16.354311°, 215.0 m), Bob ( B : 48.23160°, 16.3579553°, 200.0 m), and the Source ( S : 48...

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