DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF THE NEW SARTORIUS 1 KG VACUUM MASS COMPARATOR AT PTB

• Abstract:

  A new type of a 1 kg vacuum mass comparator was developed in a collaboration between the Sartorius AG, the Technical University Ilmenau and the BIPM. The first comparator of this new type was installed at PTB. In this paper the set-up of the system and the local conditions are described. First results of measurements in air and in vacuum are presented.
• Keywords:

  mass comparator, prototype balance
• Download:

  PWC-2006-TC3-026u.pdf
• DOI:

  _unreg_wc-2006.TC3-026

Event details:

• IMEKO TC:
• Event name:

  XVIII IMEKO World Congress
• Title:

  Metrology for a Sustainable Development

• Place:

  Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
• Time:

  17 September 2006 - 22 September 2006