• DocumentCode
    1212569
  • Title

    A traceable precision current source for currents between 100 aA and 10 pA

  • Author

    Willenberg, Gerd-Dietmar ; Tauscher, H. Norbert ; Warnecke, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    436
  • Lastpage
    439
  • Abstract
    A new calibration setup for picoamperemeters is presented. Owing to the use of a novel voltage ramp generator with increased linearity, the useful measuring time is increased to about 35 min, which reduces the calibration uncertainty of picomaperemeters with long time constants.
  • Keywords
    ammeters; calibration; constant current sources; ramp generators; 100 aA to 10 pA; 35 min; calibration setup; calibration uncertainty; linearity; measuring time; picoamperemeters; time constants; traceable precision current source; voltage ramp generator; Absorption; Calibration; Capacitance; Capacitors; Circuits; Current measurement; Dielectrics; Stability; Time measurement; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIM.2003.810051
  • Filename
    1202068