Reconciling Planck constant determinations via watt balance and enriched-silicon measurements at NRC Canada

Metrologia

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Steele, A G ^a   Meija, J ^a   Sanchez, C A ^a   Yang, L ^a   Wood, B M ^a   Sturgeon, R E ^a   Mester, Z ^a   Inglis, A D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOGADRO CONSTANT; BOLTZMANN CONSTANTS; ELEMENTARY CHARGE; EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLES; FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS; HIGH PRECISION; MECHANICAL FORCE; PARTS PER BILLION; PLANCK CONSTANTS; SINGLE ATOMS; WATT BALANCE;

ENGINEERING; METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING;

METRIC SYSTEM;

EID: 84862908938     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/49/1/L03     Document Type: Article

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