DocumentCode
2275488
Title
Measuring the gravitational constant with a cryogenic torsion pendulum
Author
Bantel, M.K. ; Berg, E.C. ; Cross, W.D. ; Newman, R.D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA
fYear
2008
fDate
8-13 June 2008
Firstpage
4
Lastpage
5
Abstract
Concluding results from an extensive program to measure the gravitational constant G will be presented. Data were obtained from y2000 to 2006 using a torsion pendulum in the \´dynamic\´ ("time-of-swing") mode, operating at temperatures ~2.7 K. Six torsion fibers of three types were used with torsional oscillation amplitudes between 0.3 and 7.4 radians: BeCu as-drawn, BeCu heat treated, and Al5056 as-drawn. A metrology scale factor is hidden until data and metrology analysis are complete, to minimize danger of experimenter bias. Some evidence for both amplitude and fiber material dependence is found which is expected to limit our uncertainty to about 50 ppm. A final G value will be reported at CPEM2008.
Keywords
cryogenics; gravitational constant; pendulums; cryogenic torsion pendulum; fiber material; gravitational constant measurement; metrology scale factor; torsion fibers; torsional oscillation amplitudes; Cryogenics; Data analysis; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency measurement; Geometry; Metrology; Physics; Superconducting device noise; Temperature; Thermal stability;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2008. CPEM 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
Broomfield, CO
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2399-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2400-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CPEM.2008.4574624
Filename
4574624
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