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Incorporating an Optical Clock into a Time Scale

Applied Physics 2017-04-24 v1 Atomic Physics

Abstract

This paper discusses how to build a time scale with an intermittently-operated optical clock. In particular, it gives suggestions on how long and how often to run an optical clock. It also explores the benefits of having an optical clock in a time scale, by comparing with the current UTC(NIST) performance and the time scale with a continuously-operated Cs fountain.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1704.06323,
  title  = {Incorporating an Optical Clock into a Time Scale},
  author = {Jian Yao and Thomas Parker and Neil Ashby and Judah Levine},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.06323},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

11 pages, 10 figures

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