Replacing the kilogram

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1243-1248

  Kibble, B P ^a   Robinson, I A ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avogrado constant; Ion beam; Kilogram; Moving coil; Planck constant; SI; Silicon sphere; Watt balance

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM ALLOYS; PLATINUM ALLOYS; POLLUTION; STANDARDS; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEIGHING;

ATOMIC MASSES;

METRIC SYSTEM;

MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 0041739026     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/14/8/308     Document Type: Article

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