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Onboard Hydrogen Frequency Standard for the Millimetron Space Observatory

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The basic structural features of a hydrogen frequency standard designed to work as a reference frequency standard under the conditions of outer space are described. The capabilities gained from the use of a system of double selection of hydrogen atoms by energy state to increase the metrological characteristics of the hydrogen frequency standard are considered. Experimental results on frequency instability are presented

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    N. A. Demidov, A. A. Belyaev, V. A. Polyakov & Yu. V. Timofeev

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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 8, pp. 36–39, August, 2018.

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Demidov, N.A., Belyaev, A.A., Polyakov, V.A. et al. Onboard Hydrogen Frequency Standard for the Millimetron Space Observatory. Meas Tech 61, 791–796 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-018-1503-5

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