scholarly journals The succinonitrile triple-point standard: a fixed point to improve the accuracy of temperature measurements in the clinical laboratory.

1983 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 1380-1384 ◽  
Author(s):  
B W Mangum
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Point ◽  
Triple Point ◽  
Temperature Scale ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Freezing Behavior ◽  
Temperature Measurements ◽  
Point Temperature ◽  
Practical Temperature ◽  
Practical Temperature Scale ◽  
Triple Point Temperature

Abstract In an investigation of the melting and freezing behavior of succinonitrile, the triple-point temperature was determined to be 58.0805 degrees C, with an estimated uncertainty of +/- 0.0015 degrees C relative to the International Practical Temperature Scale of 1968 (IPTS-68). The triple-point temperature of this material is evaluated as a temperature-fixed point, and some clinical laboratory applications of this fixed point are proposed. In conjunction with the gallium and ice points, the availability of succinonitrile permits thermistor thermometers to be calibrated accurately and easily on the IPTS-68.

The new International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90).

1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
B W Mangum
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Scale ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Substantial Improvement ◽  
International Temperature Scale ◽  
International Temperature ◽  
Practical Temperature ◽  
Practical Temperature Scale ◽  
Thermodynamic Temperatures

Abstract A new international temperature scale, the ITS-90, will replace the International Practical Temperature Scale of 1968 (amended edition of 1975), IPTS-68(75), on 1 January 1990. Temperatures on the ITS-90 will agree more closely with thermodynamic temperatures; therefore, the ITS-90 represents a substantial improvement over the IPTS-68(75). Fortunately for the clinical laboratory community, the change in the scale will be at most only 0.05 degrees C or less in the range from 0 to 60 degrees C, but corrections in primary calibrations should be made so that the calibrations are based on the ITS-90.

The specific heats of copper, silver, and gold below 300 K

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
pp. 1104-1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas L. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Specific Heat ◽  
Debye Temperature ◽  
Temperature Scale ◽  
Specific Heats ◽  
Practical Temperature ◽  
Practical Temperature Scale

Specific-heat measurements on silver and gold in the 15–320 K range are reported and compared with earlier measurements on these metals. The present results together with recent measurements on copper (D. L. Martin, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 58, 639 (1987)) are analyzed in terms of the Debye temperature. The results suggest a negative anharmonic contribution to specific heat for silver and gold. Structure in the results for all three metals below 60 K is consistent with known imperfections in the International Practical Temperature Scale of 1968.

The Gallium Melting-Point Standard: A Determination of the Liquid—Solid Equilibrium Temperature of Pure Gallium on the International Practical Temperature Scale of 1968

1977 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 719-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald D Thornton
Keyword(s):  
Melting Point ◽  
Melting Temperature ◽  
Temperature Scale ◽  
Equilibrium Temperature ◽  
Melting Range ◽  
Practical Temperature ◽  
Practical Temperature Scale ◽  
Gallium Melting Point

Abstract The sharpness and reproducibility of the gallium melting point were studied, and the melting temperature of gallium in terms of IPTS-68 was determined. Small melting-point cells designed for use with thermistors are described. Nine gallium cells including three levels of purity were used in 68 separate determinations of the melting point. The melting point of 99.99999% pure gallium in terms of IPTS-68 is found to be 29.7714 ± 0.0014 °C; the melting range is less than 0.0005 °C and is reproducible to ±0.0004 °C.

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