Current status of the quantum metrology triangle

Metrologia

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-109

  Keller, Mark W ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON DEVICES; QUANTUM THEORY; STANDARDS;

ELECTRICAL STANDARDS; QUANTUM METROLOGY TRIANGLE;

MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 38949159123     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/45/1/014     Document Type: Article

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