• DocumentCode
    815457
  • Title

    Measurements of a deep space station fractional frequency stability to the 10-15 level

  • Author

    Otoshi, Tom Y. ; Franco, Manuel M.

  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    577
  • Lastpage
    587
  • Abstract
    Techniques are presented for measuring the frequency stability of a deep space station that was configured with a new X-band transmitter subsystem to enable high-quality radio science data to be obtained for the gravity wave experiment. The instrument and test procedures for performing frequency stability measurements in the field are described. Test results from measurements made on various transmit and receive subsystems and the overall transmit-receive end-to-end systems below the antenna feed horn are presented. The subsystem test data proved to be useful for assessing the frequency stabilities of various subsystems. This assessment led to design improvements needed to meet stringent frequency stability requirements for forthcoming gravity wave experiments
  • Keywords
    frequency stability; gravitational experiments; microwave links; microwave measurement; space communication links; X-band transmitter subsystem; deep space station; fractional frequency stability; gravitational waves; gravity wave experiment; radio science data; Antenna measurements; Frequency measurement; Gravity; Horn antennas; Instruments; Performance evaluation; Radio transmitters; Space stations; Stability; System testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/19.177326
  • Filename
    177326
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=815457