A revised uncertainty budget for measuring the Boltzmann constant using the Doppler Broadening Technique on ammonia
Quantum Physics
2015-06-22 v1 Atomic Physics
Abstract
We report on our on-going effort to measure the Boltzmann constant, kB, using the Doppler Broadening Technique. The main systematic effects affecting the measurement are discussed. A revised error budget is presented in which the global uncertainty on systematic effects is reduced to 2.3 ppm. This corresponds to a reduction of more than one order of magnitude compared to our previous Boltzmann constant measurement. Means to reach a determination of kB at the part per million accuracy level are outlined.
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@article{arxiv.1309.4549,
title = {A revised uncertainty budget for measuring the Boltzmann constant using the Doppler Broadening Technique on ammonia},
author = {Cyril Lemarchand and Sinda Mejri and Papa Lat Tabara Sow and Meriam Triki and Sean K. Tokunaga and Stephan Briaudeau and Christian Chardonnet and Benoît Darquié and Christophe Daussy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.4549},
year = {2015}
}