[en] The status of Josephson junction and SQUID application to precision metrology is discussed, mainly with respect to fundamental standards. The two physical quantities where these techniques have gained acceptance are thermodynamic temperature, through the noise thermometer, and electrical voltage through the Josephson standard. (orig.)

[en] Deep submicron partially depleted silicon on insulator (PDSOI) MOSFETs with H-gate were fabricated based on the 0.35 μm SOI process developed by the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Because the self-heating effect (SHE) has a great influence on SOI, extractions of thermal resistance were done for accurate circuit simulation by using the body-source diode as a thermometer. The results show that the thermal resistance in an SOI NMOSFET is lower than that in an SOI PMOSFET; and the thermal resistance in an SOI NMOSFET with a long channel is lower than that with a short channel. This offers a great help to SHE modeling and parameter extraction. (semiconductor devices)

[en] Methods have been demonstrated in operating nuclear plants for the in situ calibration of resistance thermometers with agreement between measured noise temperatures and dc calibration temperatures well within these required by the plant. A comparison of the results of Johnson noise power testing results and uncertainties, the requirements for accuracy, and PRT calibration tolerances is shown. The methods use Johnson noise measurements and provide an absolute calibration independent of the prior dc calibration. The methods include techniques for characterization of the installed extension cables and the quantitative determination of induced EMI and its effect on the calibration. The techniques are applicable to ordinary 4-wire platinum resistance thermometers operating over their entire design temperature range and to extension cables of about 100 ft length. Careful attention needs to be paid to the choice or cables, location of terminal boxes, and grounding and shielding practices in the plant installation to achieve comparable results

[en] An overview of the theory and techniques of radiometric thermometry is presented. The characteristics of thermal radiators (targets) are discussed along with surface roughness and oxidation effects, fresnel reflection and subsurface effects in dielectrics. The effects of the optical medium between the radiating target and the radiation thermometer are characterized including atmospheric effects, ambient temperature and dust environment effects and the influence of measurement windows. The optical and photodetection components of radiation thermometers are described and techniques for the correction of emissivity effects are addressed

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[en] Significant progress in the field of Johnson noise thermometry has occurred since the 1971 survey of Kamper. This paper will review the foundation work of Johnson noise thermometry, survey the basic methods which do not utilize quantum devices for noise thermometry for industrial temperatures, and present some applications of noise thermometry in temperature scale metrology and process temperature instrumentation. 35 references

[en] We show how the Berry phase can be used to construct a high-precision quantum thermometer. An important advantage of our scheme is that there is no need for the thermometer to acquire thermal equilibrium with the sample. This reduces measurement times and avoids precision limitations. (paper)

[en] A thermometer for monitoring temperatures between 1500 and 2600⁰K in industrial carbon furnaces is described. The instrument uses a calibrated broadband radiation sensor and incorporates features to minimize optical path attenuations which limit temperature measurement accuracy in practice. Errors can be substantially reduced to near instrument calibration uncertainty (+-1%) with an enclosed windowless optical path to a blackbody target

[en] Thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) material is exposed to a known amount of radiation and then exposed to the environment where temperature measurements are to be taken. After a predetermined time period, the TLD material is read in a known manner to determine the amount of radiation energy remaining in the TLD material. The difference between the energy originally stored by irradiation and that remaining after exposure to the temperature ofthe environment is a measure of the average temperature of the environment during the exposure. (U.S.)

[en] A circuit is described for displaying the temperatures measured using platinum resistance thermometers. The thermometer number and the temperature are displayed sequentially together with the highest temperature and the number of the corresponding thermometer. 7 refs