Accession Number:

ADA000397

Title:

Cesium-Atomic Beam Oscillator Technology for Navigation Satellites.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

FREQUENCY AND TIME SYSTEMS INC DANVERS MASS

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1974-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

40.0

Abstract:

This report presents the results of the second phase of the program of research and exploratory development directed toward cesium atomic-beam-stabilized oscillators for navigation satellite applications. The specific objectives of the second phase were 1 Qualification of a cesium beam tube 2 Block diagram of proposed standard 3 System analysis of proposed standard 4 Design of demonstrable breadboard model.

Descriptors:

• *FREQUENCY STANDARDS
• OSCILLATORS
• ELECTRON TUBES
• NAVIGATION SATELLITES
• SPACECRAFT COMPONENTS
• SPACEBORNE
• ATOMIC BEAMS
• CESIUM ELECTRON TUBES

Subject Categories:

• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE