Time and frequency comparisons between four european timing institutes and NIST using multiple techniques

19th European Frequency and Time Forum, EFTF 2005 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 101-109

  Bauch, A ^a   Achkar, J ^b   Dach, R ^c   Hlavac, R ^d   Lorini, L ^e   Parker, T ^f   Petit, G ^g   Uhrich, P ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE MÉTROLOGIE ET D ESSAIS LNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e ISTITUTO ELETTROTECNICO NAZIONALE GALILEO FERRARIS   (Italy)

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

^g PAVILLON DE BRETEUIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOUNTAINS; FREQUENCY STANDARDS; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HYDROGEN MASERS; IONOSPHERE; LABORATORIES; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS;

FREQUENCY COMPARISON; MEAN FREQUENCY DIFFERENCE; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY; NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY; PHYSIKALISCH-TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT; TIME- AND FREQUENCY COMPARISONS; TWO-WAY SATELLITE TIME AND FREQUENCY TRANSFERS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84983134505     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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