Caesium atomic clocks: Function, performance and applications

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1159-1173

  Bauch, Andreas ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic clocks; SI second; Time and frequency measurements; Timescales

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

LASER COOLING;

ATOMIC CLOCKS;

MEASURING INSTRUMENT;

EID: 0041417863     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/14/8/301     Document Type: Article

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