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
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;
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.2008.4574685
