Study and characterization of a microcalorimeter thermostat

Luca Oberto, Luciano Brunetti, Claudio Calosso
Abstract:
A high-accuracy adiabatic microcalorimeter has been developed at Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM, Torino, Italy) for the realization of the radio frequency and microwave power primary power standard. The apparatus is intended to evaluate the efficiency of proper power sensors of thermoelectric or bolometric type by measuring their losses in terms of heat produced. These kind of measurements require a good thermal stabilization of the measurement chamber, therefore a dedicated thermostat has been designed, assembled and characterized at INRIM in order to obtain a thermal stability of 1 mK on a daily basis.
Keywords:
Adiabatic Microcalorimeter, Thermostat, Microwave Primary Power Standard
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 Symposium 2013
Title:
19th IMEKO TC4 Symposium Measurements of Electrical Quantities (together with 17th TC4 IWADC Workshop on ADC and DAC Modelling and Testing)
Place:
Barcelona, SPAIN
Time:
18 July 2013 - 19 July 2013