| Autor: |
LaLumondiere, Stephen D., Moss, Steven C., Camparo, James C. |
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IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics & Frequency Control; Mar2003, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p210, 4p, 4 Graphs |
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Viewing the frequency history of the highquality quartz crystal oscillator onboard Milstar FLT-1 as a "space experiment," we have examined the response of the crystal to various solar flares that have occurred over the past 4 years. Our results show that, even for the largest solar flares that can be expected, timekeeping onboard a geosynchronous communications satellite need not be unduly perturbed by the enhanced space-radiation environment of a solar flare, so long as the ground station can take mitigating action within a few hours of the flare's onset. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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