New instrument for the study of the kg, mise en pratique: First results on the correlation between the change in mass and surface chemical state

Metrologia

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Fuchs, P ^a   Marti, K ^a   Russi, S ^a  

^a Federal Office of Metrology METAS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRECISION; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; IN-VACUUM; LOW-PRESSURE HYDROGEN; MASS MEASUREMENTS; NEW INSTRUMENT; SURFACE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHEMICAL STATE;

AIR CLEANERS; PHOTOELECTRONS; VACUUM;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84866002801     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/49/6/607     Document Type: Article

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