脉冲星对氢原子钟的频率驾驭算法研究
Steering the Frequency of Hydrogen Master Based on Pulsar Observations
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摘要: 氢原子钟具有较高的短期稳定度, 将其作为主钟可在短期内产生高精度的本地时间信号. 但氢钟存在频率漂移现象, 导致其长期稳定度较差, 从而影响本地时间的准确性. 毫秒脉冲星自转高度稳定, 借助于其长期稳定度高的特性, 可定期实现对氢原子钟的频率驾驭, 并对实时信号加以控制. 首先分析了国际脉冲星计时阵(International Pulsar Timing Array, IPTA)第二批发布数据中四颗毫秒脉冲星的稳定度随时间的变化, 同时采用哈达玛方差分析了中国科学院国家授时中心(National Time Service Center, NTSC)一台氢钟的频率稳定性能, 最终给出了利用脉冲星驾驭氢原子钟频率的方法.Abstract: Hydrogen masters have high short-term stability, using them as master clocks can generate high-precision local standard time in a short period of time. However, the hydrogen maser has a frequency drift phenomenon, which leads to its poor long-term stability, thus affecting the accuracy of the local time. The rotation of the millisecond pulsar is highly stable. With the help of its high long-term stability, it can regularly control the frequency of the hydrogen atomic clock, thus control the real-time signal. The stability of four millisecond pulsars in the second data set released by the International Pulsar Timing Array (IPTA) is analyzed. At the same time, the frequency stability of a hydrogen maser of the National Time Service Center (NTSC) is analyzed by Hadamard variance. Finally, a strategy for steering the frequency of hydrogen master using pulsars is given.