Current measurement system utilizing cryogenic techniques for the absolute measurement of the magnetic flux quantum

A series of systems composed of cryogenic devices such as a Josephson potentiometer and a cryogenic current comparator, developed to precisely measure a current with any value up to 1 A, is proposed. These systems will be used to measure the injected electrical energy with an uncertainty of the order of 0.01 p.p.m. or less in the absolute measurement of the magnetic flux quantum by superconducting magnetic levitation. Some preliminary experiments are described. >