A Standardized Interpolation of Temperature Using Rhodium–Iron Resistance Thermometers Over the Interval 4.2 K to 24.5 K

The worldwide history and present state of development of rhodium–iron resistance thermometers (RIRTs) is briefly reviewed. A standardized interpolation method using RIRTs with the nominal composition of 0.5 % Fe (by mole) is presented, with examples using data taken from 60 RIRTs made from a variet...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of thermophysics 2015-08, Vol.36 (8), p.2036-2059
Hauptverfasser: Tew, W. L., Rusby, R. L., Lin, P., Lipinski, L., Steur, P. P. M., Ricketson, B. W. A.
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Zusammenfassung:The worldwide history and present state of development of rhodium–iron resistance thermometers (RIRTs) is briefly reviewed. A standardized interpolation method using RIRTs with the nominal composition of 0.5 % Fe (by mole) is presented, with examples using data taken from 60 RIRTs made from a variety of wire batches and sources worldwide over the last 40 years. The parameterization exploits the favorable characteristics of the Cragoe reduced resistance Z ( τ ) and a suitably reduced temperature τ . A reference function Z ref ( τ ) which approximates the average characteristics of selected wire is derived for use over the interval 0.65 K to 24.5561 K on the ITS-90. The deviations of real RIRT data from this reference function are examined, and simple four-parameter Fourier-series solutions for the resulting deviation curves are presented. Despite the fact that the wire samples may be of different origins or state-of-anneal, it was found that the interpolations are successful for most of the samples studied over the 4.2 K to 24.5561 K interval, at the level of ≈ 1  mK standard uncertainty or less. This method would allow for calibrations of most RIRTs over this interval using only six calibration points, permitting an efficiency not achievable using the common least-squares curve-fitting calibration methods. The potential of this formalism for a standardized interpolation scheme using RIRTs is discussed.
ISSN:0195-928X
1572-9567
DOI:10.1007/s10765-015-1877-4