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Using a new generation of multimeters to measure the quantized resistance

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6949654
;  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (USA)
  2. Shanghai Univ., SH (China)
  3. Federal Office of Metrology, Waben/Bern (Switzerland)
  4. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)

A new generation of digital multimeters was used to compare the ratios of the resistances of wire-wound reference resistors and quantized Hall resistances. The accuracies are better than 0.1 ppM for ratios as large as 4:1 if the multimeters are calibrated with a Josephson array. 9 refs.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/DP
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6949654
Report Number(s):
SAND-90-0081C; CONF-900689--1; ON: DE90005316
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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