Direct comparisons of European primary and secondary frequency standards via satellite techniques

F. Riedel; A. Al-Masoudi; E. Benkler; S. Dörscher; V. Gerginov; C. Grebing; S. Häfner; N. Huntemann; B. Lipphardt; C. Lisdat; E. Peik; D. Piester; C. Sanner; C. Tamm; S. Weyers; H. Denker; L. Timmen; C. Voigt; D. Calonico; G. Cerretto; G. A. Costanzo; F. Levi; I. Sesia; J. Achkar; J. Guéna; M. Abgrall; D. Rovera; B. Chupin; C. Shi; S. Bilicki; E. Bookjans; J. Lodewyck; R. Le Targat; P. Delva; S. Bize; F. N. Baynes; C. F.A. Baynham; W. Bowden; P. Gill; R. M. Godun; I. R. Hill; R. Hobson; J. M. Jones; S. A. King; P. B.R. Nisbet-Jones; A. Rolland; S. L. Shemar; P. B. Whibberley; H. S. Margolis

doi:10.48550/arXiv.1910.06736

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Original language	English
Article number	045005
Journal	METROLOGIA
Volume	57
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 21 Jul 2020

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We carried out a 26-day comparison of five simultaneously operated optical clocks and six atomic fountain clocks located at INRIM, LNE-SYRTE, NPL and PTB by using two satellite-based frequency comparison techniques: broadband Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT) and Global Positioning System Precise Point Positioning (GPS PPP). With an enhanced statistical analysis procedure taking into account correlations and gaps in the measurement data, combined overall uncertainties in the range of 1.8 × 10-16 to 3.5 × 10-16 for the optical clock comparisons were found. The comparison of the fountain clocks yields results with a maximum relative frequency difference of 6.9 × 10-16, and combined overall uncertainties in the range of 4.8 × 10-16 to 7.7 × 10-16.

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cesium fountain clocks, GPS, optical clocks, remote clock comparison, two-way satellite time and frequency transfer, weighted autocovariance estimate

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Direct comparisons of European primary and secondary frequency standards via satellite techniques. / Riedel, F.; Al-Masoudi, A.; Benkler, E. et al.
In: METROLOGIA, Vol. 57, No. 4, 045005, 21.07.2020.

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Riedel, F, Al-Masoudi, A, Benkler, E, Dörscher, S, Gerginov, V, Grebing, C, Häfner, S, Huntemann, N, Lipphardt, B, Lisdat, C, Peik, E, Piester, D, Sanner, C, Tamm, C, Weyers, S, Denker, H, Timmen, L, Voigt, C, Calonico, D, Cerretto, G, Costanzo, GA, Levi, F, Sesia, I, Achkar, J, Guéna, J, Abgrall, M, Rovera, D, Chupin, B, Shi, C, Bilicki, S, Bookjans, E, Lodewyck, J, Le Targat, R, Delva, P, Bize, S, Baynes, FN, Baynham, CFA, Bowden, W, Gill, P, Godun, RM, Hill, IR, Hobson, R, Jones, JM, King, SA, Nisbet-Jones, PBR, Rolland, A, Shemar, SL, Whibberley, PB & Margolis, HS 2020, 'Direct comparisons of European primary and secondary frequency standards via satellite techniques', METROLOGIA, vol. 57, no. 4, 045005. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1910.06736, https://doi.org/10.1088/1681-7575/ab6745

Riedel, F., Al-Masoudi, A., Benkler, E., Dörscher, S., Gerginov, V., Grebing, C., Häfner, S., Huntemann, N., Lipphardt, B., Lisdat, C., Peik, E., Piester, D., Sanner, C., Tamm, C., Weyers, S., Denker, H., Timmen, L., Voigt, C., Calonico, D., ... Margolis, H. S. (2020). Direct comparisons of European primary and secondary frequency standards via satellite techniques. METROLOGIA, 57(4), Article 045005. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1910.06736, https://doi.org/10.1088/1681-7575/ab6745

Riedel F, Al-Masoudi A, Benkler E, Dörscher S, Gerginov V, Grebing C et al. Direct comparisons of European primary and secondary frequency standards via satellite techniques. METROLOGIA. 2020 Jul 21;57(4):045005. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.1910.06736, 10.1088/1681-7575/ab6745

Riedel, F. ; Al-Masoudi, A. ; Benkler, E. et al. / Direct comparisons of European primary and secondary frequency standards via satellite techniques. In: METROLOGIA. 2020 ; Vol. 57, No. 4.

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