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SIM Time and Frequency Metrology Course at INTI

Buenos Aires, Argentina (February 4th through February 7th, 2008)

  • Schedule in PDF format

  • List of Attendees (Excel)

    Day 1 (Monday, February 4th)

  • CMCs in Time and Frequency, Joaquin Valdes, INTI (1 hour)

  • A brief historic perspective of time measurement, Mauricio Lopez, CENAM (30 minutes)

  • The Second and the SI, Mauricio Lopez, CENAM (30 minutes)

  • General Concepts of Time and Frequency Metrology, Michael Lombardi, NIST (2 hours)

  • Quartz Oscillators, Mauricio Lopez, CENAM (1 hour)

  • Cesium Clocks, Mauricio Lopez, CENAM (1 hour)

  • Rubidium Oscillators, Mauricio Lopez, CENAM (1 hour)

    Day 2 (Tuesday, February 5th)

  • Hydrogen Oscillators, Mauricio Lopez, CENAM (1 hour)

  • The Global Positioning System, Michael Lombardi, NIST (3 hours)

  • Measurements in the Time Domain - I, Francisco Jimenez, CENAM (2 hours)

  • Measurements in the Time Domain - II, Francisco Jimenez, CENAM

  • Measurements in the Frequency Domain, Mauricio Lopez, CENAM (1 hour)

    Day 3 (Wednesday, February 6th)

  • Statistical Analysis of Measurements, Mauricio Lopez, CENAM (2 hours)

  • Time Scales: UT0, UT1, EAL, TAI, UTC, Ricardo de Carvalho, ONRJ (1 hour)

  • Time Scales: Virtual Clocks and Algorithms, ONRJ (1 hour)

  • The SIM Time and Frequency Comparison Network, Michael Lombardi, NIST (1 hour)

  • Frequency Combs, Mauricio Lopez, CENAM (1 hour)

    Day 4 (Thursday, February 7th)

  • Optical Clocks and the Future of the Unit of Time, Mauricio Lopez, CENAM (1 hour)

  • Software to Analyze Measurements and Compute Allan Deviation, Francisco Jimenez, CENAM (1 hour)

  • Disseminating Time by Radio, Francisco Jimenez, CENAM (1 hour)

  • Reports of Time and Frequency Activities from SIM Laboratories (2 hours)

  • INTI Laboratory Tours (3 hours)