Low temperature calibration of Manganin pressure gauges

• High pressures are often measured using the resistance of Manganin wires. However, the pressure coefficient of resistance is known to depend on temperature. We have measured this temperature dependence by comparing the output from a Manganin gauge with that of a well calibrated Zeranin gauge and determined a correction factor which enables us to measure the pressure at any temperature between 150 and 300 K with a temperature dependent error well below 0.5%.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Annan teknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Other Engineering and Technologies (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Manganin

pressure gauge

pressure measurements

calibration

pressure calibration

Zeranin

Engineering physics

Teknisk fysik

Solid State Physics

fasta tillståndets fysik

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art (subject category)