This volume is a comprehensive introduction to the physics of time and time measurement, from an historical perspective to the modern day. It discusses the stability and accuracy of atomic frequency standards, covering different types of oscillators and atomic clocks, and their uses. The precision of atomic clocks and the atomic time scale are considered in the context of fundamental physical research, with relation to general relativity and applications such as the Global Positioning System. The authors also discuss International Atomic Time and its relationship to Coordinated Universal Time and the time scales used in astronomy.
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"Pleasant to read...a good reference..." Physics Today
"The authors explain atomic and astronomical time in enough detail and interlace enough basic physics to make the information extremely useful to readers who know some basic physics but are otherwise unfamiliar with the accurate measurement of time...The Measurement of Time is pleasant to read, and provides the basic information required for understanding the concepts of time measurement. It should guide the engineer involved in system design in which timing is critical, and should help the graduate student gain insight into the whole field. Finally, the text should be useful to anyone who wants to quickly obtain a general idea of time measurement. It is a good reference to have on one's personal bookshelf." Physics Today Jan 2003
"The authors explain atomic and astronomical time in enough detail and interlace enough basic physics to make the information extremely useful to readers who know some basic physics but are otherwise unfamiliar with the accurate measurement of time...The Measurement of Time is pleasant to read, and provides the basic information required for understanding the concepts of time measurement. It should guide the engineer involved in system design in which timing is critical, and should help the graduate student gain insight into the whole field. Finally, the text should be useful to anyone who wants to quickly obtain a general idea of time measurement. It is a good reference to have on one's personal bookshelf." Physics Today Jan 2003
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physics of time and time measurement, from an historical perspective to the modern day. The precision of atomic clocks and the atomic time scale are considered in the context of fundamental physical research, with relation to general relativity and applications such as the Global Positioning System. The book will be an ideal introduction for graduate students entering the fields of time and frequency metrology, geophysics, atomic physics, astronomy and telecommunications, as well as researchers already working in these and related areas.
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I found this excellent translation from the original French to be a most authoritative and lucid treatment of the physics and metrology of time on a superior technical level, by two of the most prominent figures in the field. It gives comprehensive coverage of atomic frequency standards including the most recent advances involving cold atoms and trapped ions, such as the the cesium "fountain" and mercury ion standards. I consider this book essential reading for anyone with an ambition to become steeped in the field, and offers a more technically sophisticated treatment than is attempted, for example, in a book such as "Quantum Beat".
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The use of atomic properties for time measurement was born in 1955 when the first caesium beam frequency standard began regular operation in the United Kingdom. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
term frequency instability, caesium beam clock, hyperfine transition frequency, reproducibility postulate, mercury ion frequency standard, residual frequency shifts, beam primary standards, caesium beam standards, hyperfine filter, geocentric coordinate time, ground state caesium atom, ultrahigh frequency signal, caesium beam frequency standards, atom fountain, radiofrequency trap, relative frequency fluctuations, rotating geoid, operational filter, active hydrogen maser, quartz oscillator frequency, caesium clocks, hyperfine resonance, passive hydrogen maser, ion clock, caesium standards Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
International Atomic Time, Solar System, Global Positioning System, General Conference, International Astronomical Union, Paris Observatory, United Kingdom, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, International Earth Rotation Service, International Radio Consultative Committee, National Bureau of Standards, National Physical Laboratory, Unirersal Time New!
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The use of atomic properties for time measurement was born in 1955 when the first caesium beam frequency standard began regular operation in the United Kingdom. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
term frequency instability, caesium beam clock, hyperfine transition frequency, reproducibility postulate, mercury ion frequency standard, residual frequency shifts, beam primary standards, caesium beam standards, hyperfine filter, geocentric coordinate time, ground state caesium atom, ultrahigh frequency signal, caesium beam frequency standards, atom fountain, radiofrequency trap, relative frequency fluctuations, rotating geoid, operational filter, active hydrogen maser, quartz oscillator frequency, caesium clocks, hyperfine resonance, passive hydrogen maser, ion clock, caesium standards Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
International Atomic Time, Solar System, Global Positioning System, General Conference, International Astronomical Union, Paris Observatory, United Kingdom, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, International Earth Rotation Service, International Radio Consultative Committee, National Bureau of Standards, National Physical Laboratory, Unirersal Time New!
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