Realizing the farad from two ac quantum Hall resistances

Metrologia

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 619-628

  Schurr, J ^a   Burkel V ^a   Kibble, B P ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b Guest Scientist   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING CURRENT; CAPACITANCE STANDARD; COAXIAL AC BRIDGE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; KLITZING CONSTANTS; QUADRATURE BRIDGE; QUANTUM HALL RESISTANCE; RELATIVE UNCERTAINTY;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 70449890982     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/46/6/003     Document Type: Article

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