Crossword Puzzle 5

Random News Summer 1999

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1. Another name for ITS-90 comparison calibration technique
8. All-time NBA leader in steals (works near Hart Scientific)
10. A condition that occurs to SPRTs between 200°C and 500°C that can be reversed with annealing
11. Windows 98 program useful for data collection via RS-232
12. Type of thermocouple used to control top and bottom zones in a three-zone metrology furnace
15. The part of a refrigeration system that cools the bath tank
16. Type of refrigeration system typically used in baths that reach -60°C or lower (a.k.a. “two-stage”)

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2. Good, inexpensive bath fluid for temperatures from –100°C to 0°C
3. International temperature symposium held every three years
4. Controller parameter for adjusting bath stability
5. Peak to peak
6. Nonstandard distributions are statistically considered to be ___________
7. A stability-aiding device not necessary to reach published stability in a Hart bath
8. To correct for this, apply R0 = 2*R1 – R1.414
9. ITS-90 fixed point with a very large supercool
13. Cause of different melting and freezing points for the same metal
14. DC current technique to eliminate thermal emfs

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