Dimensional characterization of a quasispherical resonator by microwave and coordinate measurement techniques

Metrologia

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-15

  Underwood, R ^a   Flack, D ^a   Morantz, P ^b   Sutton, G ^a   Shore, P ^b   De Podesta, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN CONSTANTS; COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENTS; COORDINATE MEASUREMENTS; CRANFIELD; DIAMOND TURNING; DIELECTRIC SURFACE; DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERIZATION; ELASTIC DISTORTION; EQUIVALENT RADIUS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE ERRORS; MICROWAVE CHARACTERIZATION; MICROWAVE RESONANCE; RELATIVE UNCERTAINTY; SURFACE CONDUCTIVITY; ZERODUR;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROWAVES; RESONANCE; RESONATORS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES;

EID: 79551475109     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/48/1/001     Document Type: Article

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