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Environmental sensitivities of quartz crystal oscillatorsThe frequency, amplitude, and noise of the output signal of a quartz crystal controlled oscillator is affected by a large number of environmental effects. The physical basis for the sensitivity of precision oscillators to temperature, humidity, pressure, vibration, magnetic field, electric field, load, and radiation is discussed. The sensitivity of crystal oscillators to radiation is a very complex topic and poorly understood. Therefore only a few general results are mentioned. The sensitivity to most external influences often varies significantly from one oscillator type to another and from one unit of given type to another. For a given unit, the sensitivity to one parameter often depends on the value of other parameters and history.
Document ID
19910016483
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Walls, Fred L.
(National Inst. of Standards and Technology Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: JPL, The 22nd Annual Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) Applications and Planning Meeting
Subject Category
Solid-State Physics
Accession Number
91N25797
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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