An Optical System for Monitoring Coil Parasitic Motion and Mass Position for Tsinghua Tabletop Kibble Balance

TL;DR

This paper introduces a seven-channel optical measurement system for real-time monitoring of coil motion and mass position in a Tsinghua Kibble balance, enhancing alignment and error compensation.

Contribution

The novel optical system employs spectrally-confocal sensors arranged to measure multiple degrees of freedom simultaneously, improving precision in Kibble balance calibration.

Findings

System achieves high resolution with minimal signal loss.

Enables real-time tilt and displacement measurement.

Facilitates improved alignment and corner error correction.

Abstract

This paper presents a novel seven-channel optical measurement system for monitoring coil parasitic motion and mass position in the Tsinghua Tabletop Kibble balance. The system employs seven spectrally-confocal displacement sensors arranged in a distributed configuration to simultaneously measure the coil's translational ($x_{\rm{c}}, y_{\rm{c}}$), rotational ($\theta_x,\theta_y$) degrees of freedom, and the mass position offset ($x_{\rm{m}}, y_{\rm{m}}$) due to corner errors. Three vertically oriented sensors target an equilateral triangle target rigidly connected to the coil, enabling real-time calculation of tilt angles through geometric relationships. Two horizontally oriented sensors measure the translational displacement of a frame target on the coil assembly. Two additional horizontal sensors monitor the mass position to quantify corner errors. The initial experimental setup has been completed, featuring sufficient resolution and minimal signal loss, providing a new approach for alignment adjustment and corner error compensation in high-precision Kibble balances.