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Reduced Nonlinearities in the NIST Johnson Noise Thermometry System

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Author(s)

Jifeng Qu, Samuel Benz, Alessio Pollarolo, Horst Rogalla

Abstract

Improved electronics and synthesized noise waveforms for the NIST quantum-voltage-standard- calibrated Johnson noise thermometer (JNT) have lead to reduced uncertainty in the temperature measurement. Recent measurements show that some of the distortion in the present electronics arises in the differential stage of the preamplifier and the analog-digital converter (ADC). Distortion from the preamplifier can be reduced by compensating the DC offset of the signal at the inputs to the differential stage. A four-channel system with a new ADC is under construction to achieve the goal of re-determining the Boltzmann constant at relative uncertainty of 6x10^-6.
Proceedings Title
Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Conference Digest
Conference Dates
June 13-18, 2010
Conference Location
Daejeon, KR
Conference Title
Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements

Keywords

Thermometry, Johnson Noise, Correlation, Digital-analog conversion, Josephson arrays, Quantization, Standards, Superconductor-normal-superconductor devices

Citation

Qu, J. , Benz, S. , Pollarolo, A. and Rogalla, H. (2010), Reduced Nonlinearities in the NIST Johnson Noise Thermometry System, Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Conference Digest, Daejeon, KR, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=904874 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created June 12, 2010, Updated October 12, 2021