• DocumentCode
    1059281
  • Title

    The role and activities of the Electricity Section of the BIPM

  • Author

    Witt, Thomas J. ; Delahaye, Francois ; Reymann, Dominique

  • Author_Institution
    Bur. Int. des Poids et Mesures, Sevres, France
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    4/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    247
  • Lastpage
    250
  • Abstract
    The technical activities of the Electricity Section of the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) are reviewed. These activities are centered on the maintenance of highly accurate representations of the volt and the ohm via the Josephson effect and the quantum Hall effect (QHE). These serve as the bases for international comparisons and calibrations carried out for national metrological institutes. The Josephson effect and the QHE are also focal points of the research in electrical metrology
  • Keywords
    Josephson effect; calibration; electric resistance measurement; measurement standards; quantum Hall effect; units (measurement); voltage measurement; BIPM; Bureau International des Poids et Mesures; Josephson effect; calibrations; international comparisons; maintenance; ohm; quantum Hall effect; volt; Calibration; Electrical resistance measurement; Josephson effect; Measurement standards; Metrology; Resistors; Standards development; Technical activities; Uncertainty; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/19.278558
  • Filename
    278558