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DETERMINATION OF DISTORTION CORRECTIONS FOR A FIXED LENGTH OPTICAL CAVITY PRESSURE STANDARD

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Author(s)

Jacob Edmond Ricker, Jay H. Hendricks, Kevin O. Douglass, Sarah White, Sergei Syssoev

Abstract

Optical gas refractometry has enabled new pressure standards to be developed based on a dual Fixed Length Optical Cavity (FLOC) system. NIST in partnership with MKS Instruments has created a portable FLOC pressure standard based gas refractivity. A key challenge for accurate measurements is the characterization of cavity distortions when pressurized. A method for determination of the distortion constants will be presented based on using two gasses of known refractive index. Using this two-gas technique, the distortions on the portable FLOC pressure standard are measured to 1 part in 106 (k=1).
Proceedings Title
Measurement: Sensors
Conference Dates
August 30-September 3, 2021
Conference Location
Yokohama, JP
Conference Title
IMEKO XXIII World Congress
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

FLOC, Pressure, Standard
Thermodynamics and Physics

Citation

Ricker, J. , Hendricks, J. , Douglass, K. , White, S. and Syssoev, S. (2021), DETERMINATION OF DISTORTION CORRECTIONS FOR A FIXED LENGTH OPTICAL CAVITY PRESSURE STANDARD, Measurement: Sensors, Yokohama, JP, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=932920 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created September 30, 2021, Updated November 29, 2022
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