DocumentCode
3465601
Title
Development of nanonewton force standard based on a torsion pendulum
Author
Chen, Sheng-Jui ; Pan, Sheau-Shi
Author_Institution
Center for Meas. Stand., Ind. Technol. Res. Inst., Hsinchu, Taiwan
fYear
2010
fDate
13-18 June 2010
Firstpage
508
Lastpage
509
Abstract
This paper introduces the torsion pendulum experiment at center for measurement standards, industrial technology research institute (CMS/ITRI). The torsion pendulum experiment aims at SI traceable measurement and generation of force at nano/subnano-newton scale. Three force generation mechanisms, namely optical force, electrostatic force and universal gravitation are implemented in the experiment. Recent progress on gravitation measurement is reported in this article.
Keywords
force measurement; gravitation; measurement standards; torsion; SI traceable measurement; force generation mechanism; gravitation measurement; industrial technology research institute; measurement standard; nanonewton force standard; torsion pendulum; Electrostatic measurements; Force measurement; Gravity; Length measurement; Magnetic field measurement; Measurement standards; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Standards development; Torque measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
Daejeon
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6795-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CPEM.2010.5543636
Filename
5543636
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