Considerations on future redefinitions of the kilogram, the mole and of other units

Metrologia

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-14

  Becker, P ^a   De Bievre P ^b   Fujii, K ^c   Glaeser, M ^a   Inglis, B ^d   Luebbig, H ^a   Mana, G ^e  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL MEASUREMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; COMPTON SCATTERING; ELECTRON BEAMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AVOGADRO CONSTANT; COMPTON FREQUENCY; METROLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES; PLANCK CONSTANT;

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34047199694     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/44/1/001     Document Type: Article

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