• DocumentCode
    3444269
  • Title

    Progress on the NPL Watt Balance: Alignment and Measurements

  • Author

    Robinson, Ian A. ; Kibble, Bryan P.

  • Author_Institution
    National Phys. Lab.
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    38139
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Lastpage
    55
  • Abstract
    After modifications to the balance support structure, the apparatus was run for a short time in July 2003 and showed agreement with the data presented at CPEM 2002 within existing alignment limitations. The balance is presently being modified to allow accurate alignment of the coil in vacuum and further measurements are carried out in 2004 with the aim of determining the alignment uncertainties and producing a value for Planck´s constant
  • Keywords
    constants; measurement standards; measurement uncertainty; NPL watt balance; Planck´s constant; alignment uncertainties; balance support structure; Coils; Current measurement; Density measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Force measurement; Laser beams; Mirrors; Position measurement; Velocity measurement; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2004 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8494-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-8494-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2004.305417
  • Filename
    4097111