• DocumentCode
    2276677
  • Title

    Reducing the uncertainty in a measure of the acceleration of gravity for the electronic kilogram

  • Author

    Parker, B. ; Steiner, R.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2008
  • Firstpage
    126
  • Lastpage
    127
  • Abstract
    Calculating the force on a reference mass for the electronic kilogram experiment requires using both absolute and relative gravity meters to measure the acceleration of gravity. Tests have been conducted to achieve an uncertainty of less than 1 part in 108.
  • Keywords
    acceleration measurement; gravimeters; mass measurement; measurement standards; measurement uncertainty; absolute gravity meter; acceleration of gravity measurement; electronic kilogram; measurement uncertainty; reference mass; relative gravity meter; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Electrical resistance measurement; Force measurement; Geologic measurements; Geophysical measurements; Gravity; Magnetic field measurement; Measurement uncertainty; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2008.4574685
  • Filename
    4574685
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2276677