Abstract: | The possibility of significant improvement in the frequency stability of hydrogen masers by operation at cryogenic temperatures (<1 K) is discussed. The results of the Harvard/SAO collaboration to build and operate a cryogenic hydrogen maser are summarized, and ongoing work to include space-qualified technology in the cryogenic system is described. Finally, a short list is given of scientific applications (on Earth and in space) of a cryogenic hydrogen maser of superior frequency stability. |
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Proceedings of the 21th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting November 28 - 30, 1989 Sheraton Hotel Redondo Beach, California |
Pages: | 359 - 370 |
Cite this article: | Walsworth, Ronald L., Silvera, Isaac F., Vessot, Robert F.C., Mattison, Edward M., Dingus, Michael L., "THE CRYOGENIC HYDROGEN MASER: PROJECTED PERFORMANCE AND RECENT PROGRESS TOWARDS SPACEBORNE APPLICATIONS," Proceedings of the 21th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Redondo Beach, California, November 1989, pp. 359-370. https://doi.org/10.33012/1989.14532 |
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