Title :
Data analysis and phase ambiguity removal in the ACES microwave link
Author :
Duchayne, Loïc ; Wolf, Peter ; Cacciapuoti, Luigi ; Hess, Marc-Peter ; Siccardi, Marco ; Schäfer, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Obs. de Paris, LNE-SYRTE, Paris
Abstract :
The ACES (atomic clock ensemble in space) mission is an ESA - CNES project with the aim of setting up onboard the international space station (ISS) several highly stable atomic clocks with a microwave communication link (MWL). The specifications of the MWL are to perform ground to space time and frequency comparisons with a stability of 0.3 ps at one ISS pass and 7 ps at one day. The ACES mission has applications in several domains such as fundamental physics, metrology or geodesy.
Keywords :
aerospace computing; aerospace instrumentation; atomic clocks; data analysis; microwave links; phase measurement; ACES microwave link; ESA - CNES project; International Space Station; atomic clock ensemble in space; clock desynchronisation; cycle slip probabilities; data analysis; ionosphere; measurement noise; microwave communication link; phase ambiguity removal; phase measurements; real ISS orbitography data; Atomic clocks; Data analysis; Frequency; International Space Station; Metrology; Microwave communication; Physics; Space missions; Space stations; Stability;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1794-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1075-6787
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.2008.4623052
