A determination of the molar gas constant R by acoustic thermometry in helium

Metrologia

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2015, Pages S274-S304

  Gavioso, R M ^a   Madonna Ripa, D ^a   Steur, P P M ^a   Gaiser, C ^b   Truong, D ^c   Guianvarc'H, C ^c   Tarizzo, P ^a   Stuart, F M ^d   Dematteis, R ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^c Laboratoire Commun de Métrologie LNE CNAM LCM   (France)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acoustic gas thermometry; acoustic resonators; Boltzmann constant; helium; kelvin; molar gas constant; speed of sound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; HELIUM; MICROWAVE ACOUSTICS; MICROWAVE RESONATORS; THERMOMETERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AVOGADRO CONSTANT; BOLTZMANN CONSTANTS; KELVIN; MOLAR GAS; SPHERICAL RESONATORS; STANDARD UNCERTAINTY; TRIPLE POINT OF WATERS; ZERO PRESSURE;

ACOUSTIC RESONATORS;

EID: 84945197772     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/52/5/S274     Document Type: Article

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