A Comparative Study of Clock Rate and Drift Estimation

Lee A. Breakiron

Abstract:	Five different methods of drift determination and four different methods of rate determination were compared using months of hourly phase and frequency data from a sample of cesium clocks and active hydrogen masers. Linear least squares on frequency is selected as the optimal method of determining both drift and rate, more on the basis of parameter parsimony and confidence measures than on random and systematic errors.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 25th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting November 29 - 2, 1993 Ritz-Carlton Hotel Marina Del Rey, California
Pages:	401 - 412
Cite this article:	Breakiron, Lee A., "A Comparative Study of Clock Rate and Drift Estimation," Proceedings of the 25th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Marina Del Rey, California, November 1993, pp. 401-412.
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