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ITS-90

The International Temperature Scale of 1990: defined fixed points (e.g. the triple point of water, 273.16 K) and specified interpolation instruments through…

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ABSTRACT ThisdocumentdescribestherealizationanddisseminationoftheInternationalTemperatureScale of1990(ITS-90)above700°CattheNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(NIST).By usingfundamentalprinciplesofblackbodyphysics,theITS-90scaleisfirstfixedatthefreezing pointofgold(790=1064.18°C)andisthenextendedtotemperaturesbetween700°Cand 2700°Cbydeterminingtheratioofthespectralradianceofatungstenribbonfilamentlampto thatofagoldfixed-pointblackbodyatawavelengthof655.3nm…

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