Recent Results of NIST Realizations of the ITS-90 Below 84 K

Published

January 1, 2003

Author(s)

Weston L. Tew, Christopher W. Meyer

Abstract

The results at NIST of realizations and comparisons of the ITS-90 below 84 K are presented. The 3He and 4He vapor pressure scales (0.65 K to 5.0 K), and the interpolating constant volume gas thermometer (ICVGT) scale (5.0 K to 24.556 K) as realized from 1994 to 1996 are carried on a series of five check rhodium-iron resistance thermometers (RIRTs) which are periodically compared. The triple points of e-H2, Ne, O2, and Ar have been realized using a variety of cells and gas sources over the last six years. The resistance ratios of seven check capsule-type Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometers (SPRTs) at these triple points as well as the e-H2 vapor pressure points realized since 1994 are summarized. These check SPRTs are periodically compared with each other and with the check RIRTs. Comparisons of the NIST realizations as recorded on these RIRTs and SPRTs are presented. Comparison results compiled since 1997 are presented relative to those RIRT resistances and SPRT resistance ratios that were submitted by NIST for the Consultative Committee on Thermometry (CCT) Key Comparisons (KC-1 and KC-2). Data from some NIST triple-point realizations are compared to those from sealed triple point cells (STPCs) which were submitted by NIST to the PTB International Comparison of STPCs.

Citation

Temperature: Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry

Volume

7

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Journals

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Keywords

cryogenic temperatures, ITS-90, low temperature thermometry, RIRT, SPRT, temperature scale dissemination, temperature scale realizations, triple points, vapor pressure points

Citation

Tew, W. and Meyer, C. (2003), Recent Results of NIST Realizations of the ITS-90 Below 84 K, Temperature: Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=830804 (Accessed April 26, 2024)