Title :
Estimating uncertainty limits in the NIST-2008 electronic kilogram
Author :
Steiner, R.L. ; Williams, E.R. ; Liu, R. ; Parker, B.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD
Abstract :
The NIST electronic kilogram has had three published results with successively smaller uncertainties. In the present design, there are several measurement components that have uncertainties that are difficult to reduce further. These limiting uncertainties are discussed.
Keywords :
mass measurement; measurement uncertainty; electronic kilogram; measurement uncertainties; uncertainty limit estimation; Acceleration; Atomic measurements; Coils; Electrical resistance measurement; Force measurement; Gravity; Magnetic field measurement; NIST; Uncertainty; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2008. CPEM 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Broomfield, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2399-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2400-9
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2008.4574627
