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Impact of new frequency standards on the international time scales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2010

E. Felicitas Arias  and
Gianna Panfilo
E. Felicitas Arias
Affiliation:
International Bureau of Weights and Measures, Sèvres, France email: farias@bipm.org Associated astronomer at the Paris Observatory, Paris, France
Gianna Panfilo
Affiliation:
International Bureau of Weights and Measures, Sèvres, France email: farias@bipm.org
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Abstract

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The reference time scales maintained at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) are constructed with data from industrial clocks and primary frequency standards operated in national metrology laboratories and observatories world-wide distributed. Clocks are compared making use of techniques of time transfer between remote sites. The algorithm of calculation relies on clock weighting and clock frequency prediction. We briefly present hereafter the influence of some clocks on the scales, as well as the possibilities for improvement.

Keywords

atomic time scalesfrequency accuracy and stabilityatomic standards
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Highlights H15: Highlights of Astronomy , November 2009 , pp. 223 - 224
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

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