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+\section{The Ammeters}
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+An ideal ammeter has no input resistance. In reality, it is not the current that is measured, but the voltage accross a fixed input resistor. This voltage can either be amplified, or the resistance increased, for measuring a smaller current.
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+Since there is a voltage drop across the ammeter, the potential of the surface relative to the cathode is actually $U + I R$, where $R$ is the input resistance of the ammeter.
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+The 602 and 610B electrometers both provide a large range of scales and amplifier settings for current measurement. Using a low scale setting increases the input impedance, which increases the potential drop accross the ammeter. However, using a large amplifier gain increases noise; hence there is a trade off. For the 602 and 610B electrometers, a significant drift (typical +5\% of scale in 10min) in the zero level was also observed at high amplifier gains, whilst low gains appeared more stable (+10\% noted after 2 days).
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