Time and Frequency Activities at the National Physical Laboratory

Abstract

The Time and Frequency Section of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has an active program of work in time and frequency metrology. This paper provides an overview of this section's principal activities. These include: maintenance and development of the national time scale UTC (NPL), development of a new cesium fountain clock, time-transfer activities, development of clock algorithms, technology-transfer activities, and time and frequency dissemination in the UK.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA497088

Entities

People

  • John A. Davis

Organizations

  • National Physical Laboratory

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atomic Beam Masers
  • Chambers
  • Clocks
  • Crystal Oscillators
  • Detection
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Frequency Standards
  • Measurement
  • Standards
  • Technology Transfer
  • Time Intervals

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