Note also Galileo uses Rb and H-maser only; no Cs.

/tvb (iPhone4)

On May 4, 2013, at 1:53 PM, "Poul-Henning Kamp" <[email protected]> wrote:

> In message <[email protected]>, "Tom Van 
> Baak
> (lab)" writes:
> 
>> Rule of thumb: quartz is best short term, Rb or H-maser mid-term,
>> and Cs by far the best long-term.
> 
> I have never seen a technical description of the Cs used in the
> early GPS satellites, but I have seen many references to all sorts
> of troubles with them, including a much shorter lifetime than
> was hoped for.
> 
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