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Progress on 10 Kelvin cryo-cooled sapphire oscillator

Wang, Rabi T.·Dick, G. John·Diener, William A.
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We present recent progress on the 10 Kelvin Cryocooled Sapphire Oscillator (10K CSO). Included are incorporation of a new pulse tube cryocooler, cryocooler vibration comparisons between G-M and pulse-tube types, phase noise, and frequency stability tests. For the advantage of a single stage pulse tube cryocooler, we also present results for a 40K Compensated Sapphire Oscillator (40K CSO).

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Wang, Rabi T., Dick, G. John, Diener, William A.. 2004-08-24. Progress on 10 Kelvin cryo-cooled sapphire oscillator. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060044362

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