• DocumentCode
    2935128
  • Title

    A capacitance standard based on counting electrons: progress report

  • Author

    Keller, M.W. ; Martinis, J.M. ; Zimmerman, N.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6-10 July 1998
  • Firstpage
    134
  • Lastpage
    135
  • Abstract
    We have combined an electron pump and a vacuum-gap capacitor to create a prototype capacitance standard based on electron counting. We are testing various components individually to determine whether a standard with an overall uncertainty of 1 part in 10/sup 8/ is feasible.
  • Keywords
    capacitance measurement; capacitors; electrometers; measurement standards; quantum interference devices; capacitance definition; capacitance standard; counting electrons; electrometer; electron pump; primary standard; prototype standard; single electron tunnelling device; uncertainty; vacuum-gap capacitor; Capacitance measurement; Capacitors; Circuits; Electrons; NIST; Prototypes; Temperature; Testing; Uncertainty; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1998 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5018-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.1998.699821
  • Filename
    699821