Discrepancies in air density determination between the thermodynamic formula and a gravimetric method: Evidence for a new value of the mole fraction of argon in air

Metrologia

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 396-400

  Picard, A ^a   Fang, H ^a   Glaser M ^b  

^a PAVILLON DE BRETEUIL   (France)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUOYANCY; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REFLECTOMETERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARTEFACTS; BUOYANCY FORCES; MOLE FRACTION;

ARGON;

EID: 11044234338     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/41/6/006     Document Type: Article

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