DocumentCode
2132303
Title
Reconstruction and preliminary tests of the NIST electronic kilogram experiment
Author
Steiner, R.L. ; Newell, D.B. ; Schwarz, J.P. ; Williams, E.R. ; Liu, R.
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
fYear
2000
fDate
14-19 May 2000
Firstpage
538
Lastpage
539
Abstract
The NIST electronic kilogram experiment is being completely rebuilt into a vacuum chamber within a specially designed laboratory room. Major renovations include reference mass positioning equipment, structural alignment flexures, and a redesigned inductive coil. The goal is less than 10 nW/W uncertainty. Preliminary data on measurement capabilities are expected.
Keywords
balances; mass measurement; measurement standards; measurement uncertainty; power measurement; units (measurement); SI artifact mass standard; SI watt unit; electronic kilogram experiment; experiment reconstruction; measurement capabilities; redesigned inductive coil; reference mass positioning equipment; structural alignment flexures; uncertainty; vacuum chamber; virtual power; watt balance experiment; Coils; Current measurement; Electronic equipment testing; Force measurement; Laboratories; Magnetic field measurement; Monitoring; NIST; Uncertainty; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5744-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CPEM.2000.851120
Filename
851120
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