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Quartz oscillator characteristics
Comparison of frequency standards' salient characteristics, including
environmental effects* (note that the temperature ranges for Rb and Cs
are narrower than for quartz).
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Quartz Oscillators |
Atomic Oscillators |
| TCXO |
MCXO |
OCXO |
Rubidium |
RbXO |
Cesium |
Accuracy*
(per year) |
2 x 10-6 |
6 x 10-8 |
1 x 10-8 |
5 x 10-10 |
7 x 10-10 |
2 x 10-11 |
| Aging/year |
5 x 10-7 |
2 x 10-8 |
5 x 10-9 |
2 x 10-10 |
2 x 10-10 |
0 |
Temp. Stab.
(range, °C) |
5 x 10-7
(-55 to +85) |
3 x 10-8
(-55 to +85) |
1 x 10-9
(-55 to +85) |
3 x 1010
(-55 to +68) |
5 x 1010
(-55 to +85) |
2 x 1011
(-28 to +65) |
Stability, sy(t)
(t=1s) |
1 x 10-9 |
3 x 10-10 |
1 x 10-12 |
3 x 10-12 |
5 x 10-12 |
5 x 10-11 |
| Size (cm2) |
10 |
50 |
20-200 |
800 |
1200 |
6000 |
Warmup time
(min.) |
0.1
(to 1 x 10-6) |
0.1
(to 2 x 10-8) |
4
(to 1 x 10-8) |
3
(to 5 x 10-10) |
3
(to 5 x 10-10) |
20
(to 2 x 10-11) |
Power (W)
(at lowest temp.) |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.6 |
20 |
0.65 |
30 |
| Price (~$) |
100 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
8,000 |
10,000 |
40,000 |

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