2005/04/15 by Javier Castaneda, Castaneda, Javier, Jose P. Gordo +7
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0504345
4 pages, 7 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the Symposium "The Three-dimensional Universe with Gaia", 4-7 October 2004, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France, eds: C. Turon, K.S. O'Flaherty, M.A.C. Perryman (ESA SP-576)
arxiv created 2005/04/15 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Gaia will perform astrometric measurements with an unprecedented resolution. Consequently, the electronics of the Astro instrument must time tag every measurement with a precision of a few nanoseconds. Hence, it requires a high stability clock signal, for which a Rb-type spacecraft master clock has been baselined. The distribution of its signal and the generation of clock subproducts must maintain these high accuracy requirements. We have developed a software application to simulate generic clock frameworks. The most critical clock structures for Gaia have also been identified, and its master clock has been parameterised.