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Cryogenic Current Comparators for the Realisation of Electrical Quantum Standards

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The cryogenic current comparator has played a central role in the realisation of electrical quantum standards over the last 40 years. It is the method of choice for National Measurement Laboratories in realising a quantum Hall effect primary standard of resistance. Single electron transport devices are expected to provide a primary standard of current within the next few years and this paper considers how they will be integrated into electrical metrology.

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This work was supported by the UK National Measurement System Physical Programme.

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Williams, J.M. Cryogenic Current Comparators for the Realisation of Electrical Quantum Standards. MAPAN 28, 335–340 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-013-0087-4

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