An International Time Transfer Experiment,

Abstract

This paper presents data obtained during an international time transfer experiment between the Bureau International de I'Heure (BIH), Paris, France; the Institut Fur Angewandte Geodasie (IFAG), Wettzell, Germany and the Bendix Field Engineering Corporation (BFEC), Columbia, Maryland utilizing GPS timing receivers developed for the NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) by the Naval Research Laboratory. The purpose of the experiment was to determine the accuracy of the GPS time transfer receivers for the NASA laser ranging network and to intercompare geographically separated atomic frequency standards. Two NASA-GSFC hydrogen masers and a high performance cesium beam frequency standard in thermally controlled chambers were used for the frequency baseline at BFEC. The IFAG frequency baseline was established using an EFOS-1 hydrogen maser and two Oscilloquartz cesium beam frequency standards.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002454

Entities

People

  • C. Wardrip
  • J. Buisson
  • M. Lister
  • O. Oaks
  • S. Stebbins

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atomic Beam Masers
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Standards
  • Hydrogen
  • Masers
  • Military Research
  • Space Flight
  • Standards

Readers

  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space