Details of the 1998 watt balance experiment determining the planck constant

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-26

  Steiner, Richard ^a   Newell, David ^a   Williams, Edwin ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absolute watt measurement; Electronic kilogram; Electronic watt determination; Fundamental physical constants; Planck constant; SI power measurement; SI watt unit; Watt balance

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CODES (STANDARDS); DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

ABSOLUTE WATT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONIC KILOGRAM; ELECTRONIC WATT DETERMINATION; FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL CONSTANTS; PLANCK CONSTANT; SI POWER MEASUREMENT; SI WATT UNIT; WATT BALANCE;

ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT;

EID: 17444428399     PISSN: 1044677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6028/jres.110.003     Document Type: Article

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