Keller, M.
, Zimmerman, N.
and Eichenberger, A.
(2007),
Uncertainty budget for the NIST Electron Counting Capacitance Standard, ECCS- 1, Metrologia, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32798
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Uncertainty budget for the NIST Electron Counting Capacitance Standard, ECCS- 1
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Abstract
We measure a cryogenic, vacuum-gap capacitor by two methods: 1) charging it with a known number of electrons and measuring the resulting voltage, and 2) using a capacitance bridge traceable to the SI farad. We report a detailed uncertainty budget for the comparison of the two methods and find that they agree within a relative standard uncertainty of $9.2 \times 10^-7}$. This comparison closes the quantum metrology triangle with the same uncertainty.Citation
Metrologia
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44
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capacitance standard, quantum metrology triangle, single-electron tunneling
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Created November 20, 2007, Updated October 12, 2021