Title :
Gravitational force-a possible noise source of Zener standard under humidity change?
Author :
Liu, L.X. ; Chua, S.W. ; Sim, T.Y.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Meas. Centre of Singapore Productivity & Standards Board, Singapore
Abstract :
Recently, we observed the Zener standard´s 1.018 V output has a higher fluctuation when there is a change of humidity compared with measurements at stable humidity. The results show a periodic fluctuation pattern that can be correlated with the time when tide changes. This correlation suggested that the gravitational force may be affecting the Zener standard output voltage.
Keywords :
Zener diodes; humidity; measurement standards; semiconductor device noise; voltage measurement; 1.018 V; Zener diode; gravitational force; humidity; noise; periodic fluctuation; voltage standard; Fluctuations; Gravity; Humidity measurement; Laboratories; Measurement standards; Productivity; Standards Board; Tides; Time measurement; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5744-2
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2000.851047
