A bilateral comparison between Centro Español de Metrología (CEM) and Laboratorio Costarricense de Metrología (LACOMET) in the range from 83.8058 K to 933.473 K was carried out during 2009, and it is aimed to provide linkage of the CCT key comparisons K3 and K4 to LACOMET. This comparison gives support to the calibration measurement capabilities requested by LACOMET. The participation of CEM in the EURAMET regional comparisons EUROMET-T.K3 and EUROMET-T.K4 is the basis of the link. Two 25 standard platinum resistance thermometers (SPRTs) were used as travelling standards and were hand carried. One of them was used only in the aluminum freezing point while the other one covered the remaining fixed points. At the temperature of the argon triple point (83.8058 K), CEM performed the measurements in an argon triple-point apparatus, but LACOMET calibrated the SPRT at a temperature close to the argon point using a liquid-nitrogen boiling-point apparatus. Both SPRTs were provided by LACOMET, and LACOMET measured them before and after CEM. The SPRTs showed no significant drifts during the comparison. The results for both laboratories agreed within their expanded uncertainties and are summarized. A proposal for the linkage to the results of CCT-K3 and CCT-K4 is presented.

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A Regional Metrology Organization (RMO) Key Comparison of dew/frost point temperatures was carried out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, USA) and the National Research Council (NRC, Canada) between December 2014 and April, 2015. The results of this comparison are reported here, along with descriptions of the humidity laboratory standards for NIST and NRC and the uncertainty budget for these standards. This report also describes the protocol for the comparison and presents the data acquired. The results are analyzed, determining degree of equivalence between the dew/frost-point standards of NIST and NRC.

This report presents the final results of the supplementary comparison SIM.M.P-S10 for pneumatic gauge pressure from 700 kPa to 7 000 kPa. This comparison was carried out in the period from November 2014 to January 2015, by using a digital pressure manometer with uncertainty 0.010 % of the reading as the transfer standard for the comparison. The reference value for this comparison was given by the Centro Nacional de Metrologia de Mexico (CENAM, Mexico). 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 CCM, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).

A bilateral comparison between Centro Español de Metrología (CEM), Spain, and Laboratorio Costarricense de Metrología (LACOMET), Costa Rica, in the range 83.8058 K to 993.473 K has been developed during 2009 aimed at providing linkage of LACOMET results to those of the CCT key comparisons CCT-K3 and CCT-K4. The participation of CEM in the EURAMET regional key comparisons EUROMET.T-K3 and EUROMET.T-K4 is the basis of the link.This report presents the results of this comparison, provides detailed information of the measurements performed by the participating laboratories, and links the comparison results to the CCT and EURAMET related comparisons.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 CCT, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).