• DocumentCode
    2561561
  • Title

    A practical device for 1 nV accuracy measurements in Josephson arrays

  • Author

    Reymann, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Bur. Int. des Poids et Mesures, Sevres, France
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    11-14 June 1990
  • Firstpage
    131
  • Lastpage
    132
  • Abstract
    A reference voltage source for measurements of the electromotive force (EMF) of standard cells is presented. The device is easy to operate and is perfectly safe for standard cells. It measures the EMF of a standard cell with respect to the array voltage with a precision of 0.4 nV within a run; run-to-run variations of the cell EMF of +or-2 nV are observed over a 17-d period. However, to obtain these results the cell must be sufficiently stable and the temperature fluctuations must not exceed about 10 mu K during the measurement.<>
  • Keywords
    Josephson effect; cells (electric); electric potential; measurement errors; measurement standards; reference circuits; superconducting junction devices; voltage measurement; 1 mV; Josephson arrays; accuracy measurements; array voltage; electromotive force; reference voltage source; standard cells; temperature fluctuations; Circuit stability; Detectors; Force measurement; Frequency measurement; Josephson junctions; Leak detection; Measurement standards; Sensor arrays; Switches; Voltage measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 1990. CPEM '90 Digest., Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.1990.109957
  • Filename
    109957