Some Properties of Algorithms for Atomic Time Scales
Abstract
The essential need of reliability of atomic time scales requires that these scales be based on the data of numerous clocks. But it is also expected that the algorithms used for processing these data optimize the stability by statistical prediction of the clock frequency. We have investigated the role of the frequency prediction and shown that, in the most common algorithms, frequency perturbations occur when the clock ensemble is modified, especially when clocks are entered or removed.
- Publication:
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Metrologia
- Pub Date:
- January 1987
- DOI:
- 10.1088/0026-1394/24/4/007
- Bibcode:
- 1987Metro..24..195G