PROJECT / WFC-118 / ACTIVE
Reference Stability Program
Long-baseline measurements of reference stability across optical, computational, and environmental systems.
FIELD / FACILITY SITES
Wyman Hall Precision Lab
North Atlantic Observation Array
Research Computing Center
METHODS
cross-instrument timing comparison
long-baseline stability analysis
environmental covariance screening
EQUIPMENT / SYSTEMS
optical reference cavities
GNSS-disciplined clocks
environmental sensor packages
RECENT ACTIVITY
2026-09-20 — cross-station timing residual analysis released
2026-08-18 — NA-17 calibration review opened
2026-08-11 — optical reference comparison completed
2026-07-29 — timing firmware validation completed
FUNDING
Morrow Foundation for Fundamental Inquiry
MFFI-24-061 · $5,200,000
National Science Foundation
PHY-2147281 · $2,380,000
RELATED OUTPUT
WFC-118 Vacuum Coherence and the Stability of Local Reference FramesWFC-198 Reference Noise Floors in Long-Baseline Optical SystemsWFC-240 Temporal Ratio Estimation Without a Shared Clock StandardWFC-286 Clock-Transfer Residuals Across Independently Disciplined Field StationsWFO-341 Persistent Phase Excursions in Distributed Atmospheric Reference SystemsNEWS
2026-08-18Wyman researchers receive NSF award for distributed timing networkFunding2026-08-15Rina Okafor presents long-baseline coherence work at APS August MeetingPeople