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Construction and Performance of the NIST-4 Magnet System

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Author(s)

Frank C. Seifert, Alireza R. Panna, Leon S. Chao, Yusi A. Cao, Darine El Haddad, Shisong Li, Stephan Schlamminger, Jon R. Pratt, Heeju Choi, Lori Haley

Abstract

A watt balance is a promising instrument to realize the unit of mass at the kilogram level. The magnet system is one of the key elements of such an instrument. For the new watt balance currently under construction at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a permanent magnet system was chosen. We describe the construction of the magnet system, first measurements of the field profile, and techniques that were used to achieve a flat field profile.
Proceedings Title
Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM) 2014
Conference Dates
August 24-29, 2014
Conference Location
Rio de Janeiro
Conference Title
CPEM 2014 Digest
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

permanent magnet, mass, Planck constant, watt balance, mass metrology
Metrology and Mass metrology

Citation

Seifert, F. , Panna, A. , Chao, L. , Cao, Y. , El, D. , Li, S. , Schlamminger, S. , Pratt, J. , Choi, H. and Haley, L. (2014), Construction and Performance of the NIST-4 Magnet System, Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM) 2014 , Rio de Janeiro, -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=915380 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created August 24, 2014, Updated November 29, 2019
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