The Boltzmann constant k has been determined from a measurement of the speed of sound in helium gas in a quasi-spherical resonator (volume 0.5 l) maintained at a temperature close to the triple point of water (273.16 K). The acoustic velocity c is deduced from measured acoustic resonance frequencies and the dimensions of the quasi-sphere, the latter being obtained via simultaneous microwave resonance. Values of c are extrapolated to the zero pressure limit of ideal gas behaviour. We find J⋅K−1, a result consistent with previous measurements in our group and elsewhere. The value for k, which has a relative standard uncertainty of 1.02 ppm, lies 0.02 ppm below that of the CODATA 2010 adjustment.

Determination of the Boltzmann constant k from the speed of sound in helium gas at the triple point of water / Pitre, L; Risegari, L; Sparasci, F; Plimmer, M D; Himbert, M E; Giuliano Albo, P A. - In: METROLOGIA. - ISSN 0026-1394. - 52:5(2015), pp. 263-273. [10.1088/0026-1394/52/5/s263]

Determination of the Boltzmann constant k from the speed of sound in helium gas at the triple point of water

Giuliano Albo, P A
2015

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The Boltzmann constant k has been determined from a measurement of the speed of sound in helium gas in a quasi-spherical resonator (volume 0.5 l) maintained at a temperature close to the triple point of water (273.16 K). The acoustic velocity c is deduced from measured acoustic resonance frequencies and the dimensions of the quasi-sphere, the latter being obtained via simultaneous microwave resonance. Values of c are extrapolated to the zero pressure limit of ideal gas behaviour. We find J⋅K−1, a result consistent with previous measurements in our group and elsewhere. The value for k, which has a relative standard uncertainty of 1.02 ppm, lies 0.02 ppm below that of the CODATA 2010 adjustment.
2015
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