A proposed high-precision measurement of the electron Compton wavelength (h/mec) using cryogenic metrological techniques
Year: 1978
Type: article
Abstract: A high-precision method for determining the Compton wavelength of the electron is proposed, which relies on some of the unique properties of cryogenic environments. A uniform magnetic field will be trapped inside a precisely cylindrical superconducting tube. The measurement then requires the determination of the free precession frequency of 3 He nuclei in this field and a measurement of the cross sectional area of the tube.
Author: J C Gallop
Institution: National Physical Laboratory
Language: English
Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2043063572