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Progress on Johnson Noise Thermometry using a Quantum Voltage Noise Source for Calibration

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Author(s)

Sae Woo Nam, Samuel P. Benz, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Charles J. Burroughs, Weston L. Tew, D. R. White, John M. Martinis

Abstract

We describe our progress towards a high-precision measurement of temperature using Johnson noise. Using a Quantized Voltage Noise Source (QVNS) based on the Josephson effect as a calculable noise source, we have been able to measure the ratio of the gallium and water triple-point temperatures to within an accuracy better than 100 ?K/K. We also describe the operation of our Johnson noise thermometry system that could be used as a primary thermometer and possible sources of error that limit our absolute temperature measurements to ~150 ?K/K.
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Volume
54
Issue
2

Keywords

correlation, digital-analog conversion, frequency control, frequency synthesizers, Josephson junction arrays, noise, quantization, signal synthesis, standards, superconducting microwave devices, superconductor-normal-superconductor devices, temperature, temperature measurement, voltage control

Citation

Nam, S. , Benz, S. , Dresselhaus, P. , Burroughs, C. , Tew, W. , White, D. and Martinis, J. (2005), Progress on Johnson Noise Thermometry using a Quantum Voltage Noise Source for Calibration, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=31750 (Accessed December 5, 2024)

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Created April 1, 2005, Updated January 27, 2020