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US 5428315

METHOD OF MAKING RADIATION HARDENED QUARTZ CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS

Assignee

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.

Filed

Jan 22, 1985

Granted

Jun 27, 1995

Location

COLTS NECK NJ US

Abstract

A method is provided of making radiation compensated quartz crystal oscillators. According to the method, at least two quartz crystal oscillators are first selected that have different responses to energetic radiation from gamma rays, neutrons, etc. Each oscillator is characterized individually as to its radiation sensitivity, the oscillators then exposed to the same radiation flux and the respective output frequency extracted from each oscillator. The frequency difference between the oscillators arising from the influence of the radiation flux is then derived. A correction signal is then derived from the frequency difference and the known radiation sensitivities. The correction signal is then applied to one of the oscillators to effect radiation compensation of its frequency.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Apr 25, 1986

Rescinded

Mar 29, 1994

Duration

7 years, 11 months

Inventor

  • 1JOHN R. VIG

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