Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) Applications and Planning Meeting

The method of ion storage provides a basis for excellent time and frequency standards. This is due to the ability to confine ions for long periods of time without the usual perturbations associated with confinement (e.g. wall shifts). In addition, Doppler effects can be greatly suppressed. The use of stored ions for microwave frequency standards and the future possibilities for an optical frequency standard based on stored ions ere addrezsed.