A comparison of a Pt/Pd calibration above the Ag point between the INRIM and NMC was arranged with the aims of evaluating measurement systems and exploiting the potential of the Pt/Pd thermocouples. Two commercial Pt/Pd thermocouples were used as transfer thermometers. A calibration method using a blackbody cavity as a transfer source and a radiation thermometer as a reference thermometer was adopted in both institutes. The T90 carried by the radiation thermometers is established by an extrapolation technique for INRIM and by scale realization according to ITS-90 definition for NMC and, therefore, this exercise is also a useful comparison of different approaches to disseminate T90 above the Ag point. The comparison results are presented and analyzed
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