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Investigation of the Limiting Short-Term Instability of the Output Signal of a Passive Hydrogen Frequency Standard

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The limiting short-term frequency instability of the output signal of a passive hydrogen frequency and time standard is calculated. A technique for experimental measurement of the figure of merit of a quantum discriminator is set forth. The frequency instability of the standard is estimated on the basis of the obtained data. The effect of spectral line splitting of a maser with increasing excitation signal discovered in the course of the study represents an obstacle against achieving any decrease in the instability of the standard.

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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 9, pp. 25–29, September, 2016.

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Vasil’ev, V.I. Investigation of the Limiting Short-Term Instability of the Output Signal of a Passive Hydrogen Frequency Standard. Meas Tech 59, 943–950 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-016-1072-4

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