Time and Frequency (Time-Domain) Characterization, Estimation, and Prediction of Precision Clocks and Oscillators

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1987, Pages 647-654

  Allan, David W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSCILLATORS - MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIMING DEVICES - MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

PRECISION CLOCKS; PRECISION OSCILLATORS; TIME AND FREQUENCY CHARACTERIZATION;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0023670616     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/T-UFFC.1987.26997     Document Type: Article

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