The Gaseous Electronics Conference RF Reference Cell—An Introduction

This paper provides an introduction to the Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC) RF Reference Cell, and to the articles published in this Special Issue of the Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. A brief summary of the history and purpose of the Reference Cell concept is presented, and recent changes to the GEC Cell design are documented. The paper concludes with highlights of research performed on GEC Cells, and with an appendix of all known publications that present research performed on GEC Cells.