Table 3:
Definition of the signals used in the BL/PC variability test.
Type
Time dependence
AM
;
,
const.
PM
;
,
A(t)= const.
FM
;
A(t),
const.
PC
;
A(t),
const.
Note: signal form:
;
;
P0=0.377;
;
BL period;
AM = amplitude modulation;
PM = phase modulation;
FM = frequency modulation;
PC = secular frequency change;
and ,
,
and
are arbitrary constant phases.