Comparison of the Josephson Voltage Standards of the NIM and the BIPM (part of the ongoing BIPM key comparison BIPM.EM-K10.b)

A comparison of the Josephson array voltage standards of the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) and the National Metrology Institute (NIM), Beijing, People's Republic of China, was carried out in November 2013 at the level of 10 V. For this exercise, options A and B of the BIPM.EM-K10.b comparison protocol were applied. Option B required the BIPM to provide a reference voltage for measurement by NIM using its Josephson standard with its own measuring device. Option A required NIM to provide a reference voltage for measurement by the BIPM using its analogue detector and associated measurement loop. In both cases the BIPM array was kept floating from ground. The final results were in good agreement within the combined relative standard uncertainty of 9.2 parts in 1011 for the nominal voltage of 10 V. Main text. To reach the main text of this paper, click on Final Report. Note that this text is that which appears in Appendix B of the BIPM key comparison database kcdb.bipm.org/. The final report has been peer-reviewed and approved for publication by the CCEM, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).