The possible contribution of gravity measurements to the difference between the NIST and NRC watt balance results

Metrologia

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 337-344

  Newell, D B ^a   Liard, J O ^d   Inglis, A D ^b   Eckl, M C ^c   Winester, D ^c   Silliker, R J ^d   Gagnon, C G L ^d  

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

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY MEASUREMENT; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; PLANCK CONSTANTS; RELATIVE UNCERTAINTY; UPPER LIMITS; WATT BALANCE;

ENGINEERING; METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING;

METRIC SYSTEM;

EID: 84881436296     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/50/4/337     Document Type: Article

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