Preliminary step for a UTC(IT) steering algorithm based on the ITCsF2 primary frequency standard measurements

Author

Signorile, G. ; Tavella, P. ; Calonico, D. ; Levi, F. ; Costanzo, G. ; Cerretto, G. ; Costa, R. ; Cantoni, E. ; Sesia, I.

Author_Institution

Phys. Metrol. Div., INRIM, Turin, Italy

fYear

2015

fDate

12-16 April 2015

Firstpage

260

Lastpage

264

Abstract

A preliminary test to base the generation of the Italian standard time UTC(IT) also on a primary Cesium fountain has been carried out and the results are reported also in comparison to a steering strategy based only on UTC or rapid UTC data. In addition, the results of the first months of a hardware implementation of the fountain steering algorithm currently in operation in INRIM is also reported. This work represents the first step towards the realization of UTC(IT) with a complete set of primary and commercial frequency standards.

Keywords

frequency standards; time measurement; INRIM; ITCsF2 primary frequency standard measurements; UTC(IT) steering algorithm; preliminary test to base the generation of the Italian; primary Cesium fountain steering algorithm; rapid UTC data; Frequency estimation; Masers; Standards; Time measurement; Time-frequency analysis; Cesium fountain; Time scale; primary frequency standard; steering algorithm;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frequency Control Symposium & the European Frequency and Time Forum (FCS), 2015 Joint Conference of the IEEE International

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-8865-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FCS.2015.7138837

Filename

7138837