Title | Investigation of ac voltage measurement requirements for an oscillatory dynamic mode version of the watt balance |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Christian, L.A., Stewart T.J., and Sutton C.M. |
Conference Name | CPEM Digest (Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements) |
Date Published | 2010 |
Keywords | Ac voltage, Design issues, Dynamic modes, Electromagnetism, New forms, Oscillatory dynamics, Planck constants, Programmable Josephson voltage standard, Standard uncertainty, Voltage measurement, Watt balance |
Abstract | Recently a new form of the watt balance apparatus for measuring the Planck constant has been proposed that employs an oscillatory rather than a constant coil velocity during the dynamic mode of the experiment. The resulting ac voltage of frequency around 1 Hz and amplitude around 1 V would need to be measured to a relative standard uncertainty of better than 1 × 10 -8. A quantum voltmeter employing a programmable Josephson voltage standard and a sampling voltmeter with preamplifier is proposed to achieve this. This paper discusses some of the design issues involved with such a measurement. © 2010 IEEE. |
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DOI | 10.1109/CPEM.2010.5544781 |