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NIST Temperature Scale Database (SRD 60), Version 3.0

ITS-90 References for Temperature Points:



Element: Ga
Year Reference Data with Ref.
2020 J. V. Widiatmo, T. Misawa, T. Nakano, and I. Saito, Thermodynamic Temperature Measurements from the Triple Point of Water up to the Melting Point of Gallium, Int. J. Thermophys. 41, 42 (2020). (DOI:)
2020 K. Zhang, X. J. Feng, J. T. Zhang, Y. Y. Duan, H. Lin, and Y. N. Duan, Determination of T-T90 from 234 K to 303 K by acoustic thermometry with a cylindrical resonator, Metrologia 57, 024004 (2020). (DOI:)
2013 Sun, J; Zhang, JT; Ping, Q, "Improvements in the Realization of the ITS-90 Over the Temperature Range from the Melting Point of Gallium to the Freezing Point of Silver at NIM," in Temperature, Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry (TMCSI) (DOI:)
2003 G.F. Strouse, D.R. Defibaugh, M.R. Moldover, D.C. Ripple, in Temperature: Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry (TMCSI) Vol 7, ed. by D.C. Ripple (AIP, Melville, New York, 2003), pp. 31-36 (No DOI)
2002 Archer, DG, The enthalpy of fusion of gallium, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 47 (2002) 304-309. (DOI:)
1999 Moldover, MR; Boyes, SJ; Meyer, CW; Goodwin, ARH, Thermodynamic temperatures of the triple points of mercury and gallium and in the interval 217 K to 303 K, J. Res. Nat. Inst. Stds. Technol. 104 (1999) 11-46. (DOI:)
1996 Bedford, RE; Bonnier, G; Maas, H; Pavese, F, Recommended values of temperature on the International Temperature Scale of 1990 for a selected set of secondary reference points, Metrologia, 33 (1996) 133-154. (DOI:)
1995 CROVINI, L, The ITS-90 Temperature of the Gallium Melting Point and the Mercury Freezing Point, Metrologia, 31 (1995) 399-400. (DOI:)
1990 H. Preston-Thomas, The International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90), Metrologia 27 (1990) 3 (DOI:)
1988 Borovicka M., Sostman H. E., Melting and Triple Point Temperatures of Gallium and Fixed Points of the International Practical Temperature Scale, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 1984, 55, 1639-1642. (DOI:)
1988 Moldover M. R., Trusler J. P. M., Accurate Acoustic Thermometry I: The Triple Point of Gallium, Metrologia, 1988, 25, 165-187. (DOI:)
1987 ASTROV, DN; RAZHBA, NA; RAZHBA, YE, Triple point and melting point of gallium, Meas. Techniq. USSR, 30 (1987) 247-250. (DOI:)
1987 CHATTLE, MV; RUSBY, RL; BONNIER, G; MOSER, A; RENAOT, E; MARCARINO, P; BONGIOVANNI, G; FRASSINETI, G; NEUBERT, W; FUHRMANN, HG; WESSEL, I; VOORHOF, H, An Intercomparison of Sealed Cells for Realizing the Melting and Triple Points of Gallium, Metrologia, 23 (1987) 153-159. (DOI:)
1986 Chattle M. V., Rusby R. L., Bonnier G., Moser A., Renaot E., Marcarino P., Bongiovanni G., Frassineti G., Neubert W., Fuhrmann H. G., Wessel I., Voorhof H., An Intercomparison of Sealed Cells for Realizing the Melting and Triple Points of Gallium, Metrologia, 1986/87, 23, 153-159. (DOI:)
1983 Bonhoure, J. ; Pello, R.,Temperature du Point Triple du Gallium, Metrologia, 1983, 19, 15-20. (DOI:)
1982 Chattle M. V., Rusby R. L., Bonnier G., Moser A., Renaot E., Marcarino P., Bongiovanni G., Frassineti G., An Intercomparison of Gallium Fixed Point Cells, in Temperature, Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry (TMCSI), 1982, 5, 311-316. (No DOI)
1982 Mangum B. W., Triple Point of Gallium as a Temperature Fixed Point, in Temperature, Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry (TMCSI), 1982, 5, 299-309. (No DOI)
1980 MANGUM, BW, STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS - GALLIUM MELTING-POINT TEMPERATURE STANDARD, Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., 25 (1980) 537-537. (No DOI)
1979 Mangum B. W., Thornton D. D., Determination of the Triple-Point Temperature of Gallium, Metrologia, 1979, 15, 201-215. (DOI:)
1977 BOWERS, GN, GALLIUM MELTING-POINT STANDARD - NEW FIXED-POINT TO ASSURE ACCURACY OF TEMPERATURE-MEASUREMENTS IN CLINICAL LABORATORY, Clinical Chem., 23 (1977) 709-710. (DOI:)
1977 MANGUM, BW, GALLIUM MELTING-POINT STANDARD - ITS ROLE IN OUR TEMPERATURE-MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, Clinical Chem., 23 (1977) 711-718. (DOI:)
1977 SOSTMAN, HE, Melting point of gallium as a temperature calibration standard, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 48 (1977) 127-130. (DOI:)