不同IGS精密钟差产品下BDS-3星载原子钟长期性能的比较

Comparison of long-term performance of BDS-3 satellite clocks derived from different IGS precise clock products

  • 摘要: 为了评估北斗三号全球卫星导航系统(BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System, BDS-3)星载铷钟和星载被动型氢钟的长期性能,基于多个国际GNSS服务(International GNSS Service, IGS)分析中心提供的精密钟差产品,对BDS-3星载原子钟的频率特性与稳定性进行了系统评估,并分析了不同钟差产品对钟性能评估结果的影响. 选取欧洲定轨中心(Center for Orbit Determination in Europe, CODE)、德国波兹坦地学研究中心(Geo Forschungs Zentrum, GFZ)、空间大地测量研究组(Grope de Recherche de Géodésie, GRG)、信息与分析中心(Information and Analysis Center, IAC)和武汉大学分析中心(Wuhan University Multi-GNSS Experiment Analysis Center, WUM)提供的精密钟差产品,从拟合残差、频率准确度、稳定度及漂移率等方面展开分析. 结果表明:五家机构的拟合残差的均方根误差(root mean square error, RMSE)均达亚纳秒级,且呈现周期性特征;频率准确度均达到10−12量级. 在稳定度方面,不同钟差产品下的评估结果存在一定差异,其中IAC产品对应的天稳定度最优,达7.444 2×10−15,CODE、GRG与WUM产品的日稳分别为1.631 0×10−14、1.558 2×10−14与7.240 4×10−14,GFZ产品稍逊,为1.111 1×10−13;频率漂移率方面,各机构评估得到的平均日漂均达10−19量级,以WUM产品最优,且被动型氢钟的平均日漂显著优于铷钟. 研究结果表明,不同IGS精密钟差产品会对星载原子钟性能评估的绝对数值产生一定影响,但总体变化趋势和物理特性具有一致性.

     

    Abstract: To evaluate the long-term performance of the onboard rubidium clocks and passive hydrogen masers of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), a systematic assessment of the frequency characteristics and stability of BDS-3 spaceborne atomic clocks was conducted based on precise clock offset products provided by multiple International GNSS Service (IGS) analysis centers. The influence of different clock products on clock performance evaluation results was also investigated. Precise clock products form the Center for Orbit Determination in Europe (CODE), Geo Forschungs Zentrum (GFZ) in Potsdam, Groupe de Recherche de Géodésie (GRG) Spatiale, the Information and Analysis Center (IAC), and Wuhan University Multi-GNSS Experiment Analysis Center (WUM) were selected for analysis. The evaluation was performed in terms of fitting residuals, frequency accuracy, frequency stability, and frequency drift rate. The results show that the root mean square errors (RMSE) of the fitting residuals from all five institutions reach the sub-nanosecond level and exhibit periodic characteristics, while the frequency accuracy achieves the order of 10−12. In terms of frequency stability, the evaluation results obtained from different clock products show certain discrepancies. Among them, the IAC product exhibits the best daily stability, reaching 7.444 2×10−15, whereas the daily stabilities of the CODE, GRG, and WUM products are 1.631 0×10−14, 1.558 2×10−14 and 7.240 4×10−14, respectively. The GFZ product was slightly inferior at 1.111 1×10−13. Regarding the frequency drift rate, the average daily drift derived from all analysis centers reaches the order of 10−19, with the WUM product yielding the smallest drift. In addition, the average daily drift of passive hydrogen masers is significantly smaller than that of rubidium clocks. These results indicate that different IGS precise clock products can influence the absolute values of spaceborne atomic clock performance evaluation to some extent, whereas the overall variation trends and physical characteristics remain consistent.

     

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