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Articles, notes, and papers on temperature calibration

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• Primary Laboratory related papers
• Secondary Laboratory related papers
• Field Calibration related papers

Primary Laboratory
	Title	Category	File Type
	A New Stainless Steel-Cased Gallium Cell and its Automatic Maintenance Apparatus	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	An Apparatus for the Approximation of the Triple Point of Argon	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Comparison Between Melting and Freezing Points of Indium and Zinc	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Comparison of the Freezing Point and Melting Point of Tin	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Comparison of the Melting and Freezing Points of Aluminum and Silver	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Fixed Points for Secondary Level and Industrial Calibration	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Fixed Points for Secondary Level Calibrations	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Handheld Fixed Points	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Melting Point of Tin	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Mini Metal-Cased Fixed-Point Cells	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	New Generation of Fixed-Points	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Realization of the Freezing Points of Indium, Tin and Zinc Using Stainless Steel-Cased Cells	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Stainless Steel-Cased Fixed-Point Cells and Their Applications	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Study of the Influence of Inducing Nucleation of the Performance of the Freezing Temperature Plateau of Metal Fixed-Point Cells	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Triple Point of Water Cells	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	VSMOW Triple Point of Water Cells: Borosilicate vs. Fused-Quartz	Fixed Point Cells	PDF
	Why Use a Triple Point of Water?	Fixed Point Cells	HTML
	Why Use Hart Metal Freeze-Point Cells?	Fixed Point Cells	HTML
	A Comparison of ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994 Part I and ANSI/ISO/IEC 17025:2000	Quality and Compliance	HTML
	Making the Right Choice for Your Temperature Readout	Readout	HTML
	Super-Thermometer: Theory of Operation	Readout	HTML
	A Comparison - Calibration Apparatus Covering the Range of 500°C to 1000°C	SPRT Calibration	PDF
	A Comparison between a Resistance Bridge and an Integrated-Circuit Resistance Thermometer Readout used for SPRT Calibration	SPRT Calibration	PDF
	A Study on the Stability of Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometer in the Temperature Range from 0° C through 720° C	SPRT Calibration	PDF
	AC versus DC: The Truth	SPRT Calibration	HTML
	Achieving 0.25 mK with an Integrated-Circuit Resistance Thermometer Readout	SPRT Calibration	PDF
	Demonstrating Competency and Equivalency of Two Commercial SPRT Calibration Facilities	SPRT Calibration	PDF
	Effects of Different Surroundings on the Stability of Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometers from 650°C through 1000°C	SPRT Calibration	PDF
	Experimental Study of Different Filling Gases on the Stability of Metal Sheathed Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometers	SPRT Calibration	PDF
	Long-Term Resistance and Ratio Stability of SPRTs, Comparing Metal Sheaths vs. Fused Silica Sheaths	SPRT Calibration	PDF
	Producing the Highest Accuracy from SPRTs	SPRT Calibration	PDF
	Realization of ITS-90 from 273.15 K throught 1234.93K: One Company's Approach	SPRT Calibration	PDF
	SPRT Calibration Uncertainties and Internal Quality Control at a Commercial SPRT Calibration Facility	SPRT Calibration	PDF
	Why Buy Primary Standards From Hart?	SPRT Calibration	HTML
	Why Use an Annealing Furnace?	SPRT Calibration	HTML
	Temperature calibration: Tips and tricks from the real world	Calibration General	HTML
Secondary Laboratory
	Title	Category	File Type
	Buying the Right Bath	Bath	HTML
	Choosing a bath fluid	Bath	PDF
	Hart Bath Safety Features	Bath	HTML
	How to choose a calibration bath?	Bath	HTML
	An Intercomparison of First Principles Humidity Reference Standards	Humidity Calibration	PDF
	Solving Humidity Calibration Challenges in Today’s Metrology Lab (Sensors Magazine reprint)	Humidity Calibration	PDF
	Temperature and Relative Humidity Cadibration System	Humidity Calibration	PDF
	Determining the Size of Source for Handheld Infrared Thermometers - Theory & Practice	Infrared	PDF
	Emissivity - The Crux of Accurate Radiometric Measurement	Infrared	PDF
	Infrared Calibration Development at Fluke Corporation Hart Scientific Division	Infrared	PDF
	Infrared Uncertainty Budget Determination in an Industrial Application	Infrared	PDF
	Uncertainty Budgets for IR Temperature Measurement - An Overview	Infrared	PDF
	Understanding the uncertainties associated with the use of Metrology Wells	Metrology Well	PDF
	A High-Quality Platinum Resistance Thermometer to 661 °C (Best Technical Paper award at NCSL 2000)	PRT	PDF
	An Investigation of Long-Term Stability of a Precision Platinum Resistance Thermometer up to 660° C	PRT	PDF
	Calibration and Accuracy of Secondary Standard PRT's to the ITS-90	PRT	PDF
	Improving Productivity of a Temperature Calibration Laboratory	PRT	PDF
	Platinum Resistance Thermometers (PRT)	PRT	HTML
	Performance and Applications of a New 10-Ohm High Temperature Platinum Resistance Thermometer	PRT	PDF
	Proper Platinum Resistance Thermometer Calibration Uncertainty Analysis	PRT	PDF
	Why did my temperature sensor fail calibration?	PRT	HTML
	A Comparison of ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994 Part I and ANSI/ISO/IEC 17025:2000	Quality and Compliance	HTML
	A Monte Carlo Analysis of the Effects of Covariance on Propagated Uncertainties	Quality and Compliance	PDF
	An Independent Quality Check of Secondary Platinum Resistance Thermometer Calibrations above 0° C	Quality and Compliance	PDF
	Calculating calibration uncertainties in an automated temperature calibration system	Quality and Compliance	PDF
	Using a Mini Triple Point of Water Cell to Improve Reliability in a Temperature Calibration Laboratory	Quality and Compliance	PDF
	Why Calibrate?	Quality and Compliance	HTML
	Super-Thermometer: Theory of Operation	Readout	HTML
	Temperature calibration: Tips and tricks from the real world	Calibration General	HTML
Field Calibration
	Title	Category	File Type
	Common Problems in Achieving Maximum Performance From Dry-Well Thermometer Calibrators	Dry-well	PDF
	Eliminating Sensor Errors in loop calibrations	Dry-well	PDF (500 Kb)
	Half the Work—Twice the Results	Dry-well	HTML
	Improvement Study of the Use of Dry-Well Calibrators for PRT Calibration	Dry-Well	PDF
	Improving Dry-Well Calibrations	Dry-well	HTML
	Selecting a Dry-Well Temperature Calibrator	Dry-well	HTML
	Proper Calibration of Temperature Process Systems or Don't Forget the Sensor!	Field Calibration	PDF
	Infrared Temperature Calibration 101	Infrared	PDF
	Understanding the uncertainties associated with the use of Metrology Wells	Metrology Well	PDF
	A High-Quality Platinum Resistance Thermometer to 661 °C (Best Technical Paper award at NCSL 2000)	PRT	PDF
	An Investigation into the Stability of Industrial Platinum Resistance Thermometers	PRT	PDF
	Calibrating Industrial Temperature Sensors: Understanding the Dynamic Elements to Reduce Intrinsic Uncertainty	PRT	PDF
	Why did my temperature sensor fail calibration?	PRT	HTML
	Why Calibrate?	Quality and Compliance	HTML
	Using Hart Readouts with Tungsten-Rhenium and other Thermocouples	Thermocouple	PDF
	Temperature calibration: Tips and tricks from the real world	Calibration General	HTML