Title :
Uncertainty Evaluation in a Two-Terminal Cryogenic Current Comparator
Author :
Bierzychudek, M.E. ; Elmquist, R.E.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Div., Inst. Nac. de Tecnol. Ind., San Martin
fDate :
4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present an uncertainty evaluation of a new cryogenic current comparator (CCC) bridge that is designed to compare two-terminal 1 and 10 MOmega standard resistors with the quantized Hall resistance (QHR) and scale from these decade values to other decade values between 10 kOmega and 1 GOmega. Use of the bridge over a wide range of resistance values results in a spectrum of dominant contributions to the uncertainty budget, and this analysis helps determine the optimum parameters of the measurements. Our theoretical analysis is compared with experimental data.
Keywords :
bridge circuits; cryogenic electronics; current comparators; quantum Hall effect; resistors; quantized Hall resistance; resistance 1 ohm; resistance 10 kohm to 1 Gohm; standard resistors; two-terminal cryogenic current comparator bridge; uncertainty evaluation; Current comparators; noise; resistance measurement; superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs); uncertainty;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.2008.2006967