Time and Frequency Metrology

Author: Li Zongyang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2002-09-01
Features: "Metrology Training Textbook" is a large-scale series of metrology professional books comprising 12 volumes and 18 books, totaling over 12.8 million words. The first 10 volumes cover various professional fields of modern metrology, while the last 2 volumes introduce the fundamentals of metrology technology and metrology management. This series was compiled and reviewed by over 270 experts and scientific and technical personnel from the National Defense Science and Technology Industry who have long been engaged in metrology work, representing a crystallization of collective wisdom. During the compilation process, guidance and assistance were provided by dozens of domestic metrology and testing experts. "Metrology Training Textbook" not only showcases the latest achievements in domestic and international metrology research but also highlights the characteristics of China's metrology work. It can serve as a textbook for metrology personnel in learning, training, and assessment, as well as a reference for science and technology professionals in various industries engaged in calibration, verification, testing, and measurement, as well as for students and faculty in related fields. "Time and Frequency Metrology" is Volume 6 of the Metrology Training Textbook, divided into 5 parts. It targets the fundamental knowledge, basic techniques, and research achievements in high-tech metrology applications, as well as prospects for technological development in frequency metrology, time metrology, and phase noise metrology. This volume covers learning content such as concepts, metrology units, metrological characteristic parameters, measurement methods and equipment, calibration or verification methods, metrology standards, national metrology regulations and military standards, considerations for value transfer, and the analysis and evaluation of uncertainty or measurement errors. Part 1: Fundamentals of Time and Frequency Metrology. Part 2: Frequency Metrology. Part 3: Time Metrology. Part 4: Long-Distance Time-Frequency Transfer and Calibration. Part 5: Frequency Stability and Phase Noise Metrology. Each part varies in selection and content according to its characteristics, divided into several chapters and sections. After each chapter, there are review questions, and after each part, there are references for further study. This book is also suitable for science and technology professionals engaged in calibration, testing, and measurement related to time and frequency, as well as for students and faculty in related fields for reference.