Electrometer

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:accuracy Very high
gptkbp:alternativeName Electrostatic voltmeter
gptkbp:application Radiation detection
Electrostatic experiments
Ionization chamber measurement
Leakage current measurement
gptkbp:canBe Portable
Bench-top
Integrated in other instruments
gptkbp:component Electrodes
Display or scale
Sensitive amplifier
gptkbp:detects Femtocoulomb charges
Sub-picoampere currents
gptkbp:displayType Digital
Analog
gptkbp:field gptkb:Physics
Electrical engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Electrometer
gptkbp:inventedBy 18th century
gptkbp:measures gptkb:Volt
gptkb:Coulomb
very small electric charges
very small voltages
gptkbp:notableInvention Lord Kelvin
Abraham Bennet
gptkbp:powerSource gptkb:battery
Mains electricity
gptkbp:relatedDevice Voltmeter
Electrostatic generator
Galvanometer
gptkbp:relatedTo Electrostatics
Electroscope
gptkbp:sensitivity High
gptkbp:type Electronic electrometer
Electrostatic electrometer
Quadrant electrometer
Vibrating reed electrometer
gptkbp:usedFor measuring electric potential difference
measuring voltage
measuring electric charge
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Nuclear_physics
Environmental monitoring
Laboratory experiments
Semiconductor testing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ionization_Chamber
gptkb:Electric_Fields
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7