Title :
Johnson Noise Thermometry Measurement of the Boltzmann Constant With a 200
Sense Resistor
Author :
Pollarolo, Alessio ; Taehee Jeong ; Benz, Samuel P. ; Rogalla, Horst
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
In 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology measured the Boltzmann constant k with an electronic technique that measured the Johnson noise of a 100 Ω resistor at the triple point of water and used a voltage waveform synthesized with a quantized voltage noise source (QVNS) as a reference. In this paper, we present measurements of k using a 200 Ω sense resistor and an appropriately modified QVNS circuit and waveform. Preliminary results show agreement with the previous value within the statistical uncertainty. An analysis is presented, where the largest source of uncertainty is identified, which is the frequency dependence in the constant term a0 of the two-parameter fit.
Keywords :
constants; measurement uncertainty; noise measurement; resistors; thermal noise; thermometers; waveform generators; Boltzmann constant; Johnson noise thermometry measurement; National Institute of Standards and Technology; electronic technique; modified QVNS circuit; modified QVNS waveform; quantized voltage noise source; resistance 200 ohm; sense resistor; statistical uncertainty; two-parameter fit; voltage waveform synthesis; water triple point; Current measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; NIST; Noise; Noise measurement; Resistors; Temperature measurement; Boltzmann equation; Josephson junction; measurement units; noise measurement; standards; temperature;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.2013.2239033