Comment on ‘Relativistic theory of the falling retroreflector gravimeter’

@article{Ken2018CommentO,
  title={Comment on ‘Relativistic theory of the falling retroreflector gravimeter’},
  author={Petr Křen and Vojtech P{\'a}link{\'a}s̆},
  journal={Metrologia},
  year={2018},
  volume={55},
  pages={314-315}
}
In the paper by Ashby (2018 Metrologia 55 1?10) the correction due to the time delay of light propagated through the prism retroreflector of absolute gravimeters is discussed. Accordingly, the correction of about???6.8 ?Gal should be applied for a typical gravimeter such as the most precise FG5(X) gravimeter declaring standard uncertainty at the level of 2 ?Gal. In consequence, the present gravimetric results related to the Kibble balance or the global absolute gravity reference system should… 
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