DocumentCode
2275536
Title
Estimating uncertainty limits in the NIST-2008 electronic kilogram
Author
Steiner, R.L. ; Williams, E.R. ; Liu, R. ; Parker, B.
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD
fYear
2008
fDate
8-13 June 2008
Firstpage
10
Lastpage
11
Abstract
The NIST electronic kilogram has had three published results with successively smaller uncertainties. In the present design, there are several measurement components that have uncertainties that are difficult to reduce further. These limiting uncertainties are discussed.
Keywords
mass measurement; measurement uncertainty; electronic kilogram; measurement uncertainties; uncertainty limit estimation; Acceleration; Atomic measurements; Coils; Electrical resistance measurement; Force measurement; Gravity; Magnetic field measurement; NIST; Uncertainty; Velocity measurement;
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.2008.4574627
Filename
4574627
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