The 1 cm squared microchip used for NIST’s Johnson Noise Thermometry work, fabricated at the Boulder, Colo., campus.
NIST has recently made substantial improvements to its Johnson-noise thermometry system, which is playing a vital role in the worldwide effort to determine the value of a key physical constant in time for the impending redefinition of the International System of Units (SI) in 2018. The system is now capable of yielding statistical uncertainties 10 times smaller than its
