ACES: a time and frequency mission for the International Space Station

Author

Feltham, S. ; Gonzalez, F. ; Puech, P.

Author_Institution

Eur. Space Res. & Technol. Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

148

Abstract

ACES (Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space) was selected by ESA as a candidate express pallet adapter payload. Part of the early utilisation phase of the International Space Station, Express Pallet Adapters are specific external locations dedicated to the accommodation of small instruments and experiments. ACES tests a new generation of micro-gravity clocks with frequency stability in the range 10^-16 to 10^-17. The ACES mission is outlined with emphasis placed on payload engineering

Keywords

astronomical instruments; atomic clocks; frequency stability; frequency standards; space vehicles; time measurement; ACES; ACES mission; Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space; ESA; Express Pallet Adapters; International Space Station; candidate express pallet adapter payload; external locations; frequency mission; frequency stability; micro-gravity clock; payload engineering; small experiments; small instruments; time mission; utilisation phase; Atomic clocks; Birth disorders; Europe; Frequency; Instruments; International Space Station; Payloads; Space stations; Space technology; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frequency and Time Forum, 1999 and the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, 1999., Proceedings of the 1999 Joint Meeting of the European

Conference_Location

Besancon

ISSN

1075-6787

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5400-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FREQ.1999.840730

Filename

840730