• DocumentCode
    937905
  • Title

    Design and Performance of an Atomic Hydrogen Maser

  • Author

    Vessot, R.F.C. ; Peters, H.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Varian Associates, Bomac Division, Beverly, Mass.
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1962
  • Firstpage
    183
  • Lastpage
    187
  • Abstract
    The design and construction of a relatively compact device for use as a frequency standard is discussed. Hydrogen scavenging is done by titanium sorption pumps having a continuous operating lifetime of one year. The magnetic and thermal shielding of the cavity is described, and frequency errors due to various effects are discussed. Preliminary data of measurements of relative stability between two masers is presented and a means for measuring short- and long-term stability is discussed.
  • Keywords
    Collimators; Electron tubes; Fault location; Hydrogen; Masers; Mercury (metals); Palladium; Radio frequency; Stability; Titanium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-2260
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRE-I.1962.5006627
  • Filename
    5006627