Overview
- Unified presentation of the variances currently used to characterize frequency stability of frequency standards
- The processing of the data provided by the physical phenomena involved in atomic frequency standards
- Detailed description of the data processing involved in the main applications of precise time and frequency measurements
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Data and Knowledge in a Changing World (DATAKNOWL)
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (9 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
Introduction
-
Very High Performances Oscillators
-
Front Matter
-
-
Characterization of Very High Performances Oscillators
-
Front Matter
-
-
Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
Physical processes, involving atomic phenomena, allow more and more precise time and frequency measurements. This progress is not possible without convenient processing of the respective raw data. The book describes the data processing at various levels: design of the time and frequency references, characterization of the time and frequency references, applications involving precise time and/or frequency references.The metrological properties stability, accuracy and reproducibility are defined and the processes leading to their characterization are shown. The various aspects of the variance of the frequency fluctuations are discussed and compared and their significance is given.
Some major applications of the best frequency and time standards are finally discussed. The way the extreme precision of these sources is used to obtain precise time and position information is shown: Time scales, used to describe every human and physical activities, such as astronomy, physical laws, etc.; Positioning systems, such as GPS; Very long base interferometry (VLBI).
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Data Processing in Precise Time and Frequency Applications
Authors: Michel Desaintfuscien
Series Title: Data and Knowledge in a Changing World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48878-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-48877-4Published: 13 February 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08027-2Published: 23 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-48878-1Published: 24 May 2007
Series ISSN: 1431-2107
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 217
Topics: Measurement Science and Instrumentation, Physical Chemistry, Engineering, general, Geophysics/Geodesy