On the Line Q Degradation in Hydrogen Masers

L.G. Bernier, G. Busca, H. Schweda

Abstract:	In hydrogen masers, the atomic resonance quality factor is largely determined by the properties of the Teflon coating on the quartz storage bulb. Normally a good Teflon coating will last many years. On the other hand, there may be a relatively fast degradation of the quality factor if the Teflon coating is bad. This paper updates a series of observations and measurements performed on an hydrogen maser that had successively a bad and a good Teflon coating.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 22th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting December 4 - 6, 1990 Sheraton Premiere Hotel Vienna, Virginia
Pages:	599 - 606
Cite this article:	Bernier, L.G., Busca, G., Schweda, H., "On the Line Q Degradation in Hydrogen Masers," Proceedings of the 22th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Vienna, Virginia, December 1990, pp. 599-606.
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