L Büermann et al 2008 Metrologia 45 06013 doi:10.1088/0026-1394/45/1A/06013
L Büermann1, M O'Brien2, D Butler3, I Csete4, F Gabris5, A Hakanen6, J-H Lee7, M Palmer8, N Saito9 and W de Vries10
Show affiliationsFor the first time results are presented of an indirect comparison of ten national standards for air kerma for ten radiation qualities of the ISO 4037 narrow spectrum series in the range from 30 kV to 300 kV. Nine of the ten participants maintain primary air kerma standards, one is traceable to PTB. The comparison was conducted in the time period from February 2004 until October 2005. For each radiation quality, the results are analysed in terms of the degrees of equivalence of each national standard with respect to the comparison reference value. These data form the basis of the results in the BIPM key comparison database for comparison EUROMET.RI(I)-S3. In addition, results are presented of differences in the results due to different realizations of beam qualities at the participants' sites and of the influence of different transfer chamber sizes on the variance of the comparison results.
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 CCRI Section I, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).
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