Measuring Boltzmann's constant with a low-cost atomic force microscope: An undergraduate experiment

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 873-879

  Shusteff, M ^a   Burg, T P ^a   Manalis, S R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 33749575354     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2335475     Document Type: Article

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