The PHARAO time and frequency performance verification system

Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 785-789

  Guillemot, Philippe ^a   Dutrey, Jean Francois ^a   Vega, Jean Francois ^a   Chaubet, Michel ^a   Chebance, Daniel ^a   Sirmain, Christian ^a   Santarelli, Giorgio ^b   Chambon, Damien ^b   Laurent, Philippe ^b   Rousselet, Michel ^c   Locke, Clayton ^d   Ivanov, Eugene ^d   Tobar, Micheal ^d   Potier, Thierry ^e  

^a CNES   (France)

^b Laboratoire Systemes de Reference Temps Espace   (France)

^c RFPA   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e THALES AS   (France)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Atomic clock; Cryogenic oscillator; PHARAO; Phase noise; Stability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; CRYOGENICS; ELECTRIC FREQUENCY CONTROL; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MEASUREMENTS; MICROWAVES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SCHEDULING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

ACCURACY; CRYOGENIC OSCILLATORS; PHARAO; PHASE NOISE;

ATOMIC CLOCKS;

EID: 28744445716     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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