Calibration campaign against the international prototype of the kilogram in anticipation of the redefinition of the kilogram part I: Comparison of the international prototype with its official copies

Metrologia

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 310-316

  Stock, Michael ^a   Barat, Pauline ^a   Davis, Richard S ^a   Picard, Alain ^a   Milton, Martin J T ^a  

^a PAVILLON DE BRETEUIL   (France)

Author keywords

International prototype; IPK; Kilogram; Mass unit; Redefinition of the SI

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; STATISTICS;

INTERNATIONAL PROTOTYPE; IPK; KILOGRAM; MASS UNIT; STANDARD DEVIATION; WORKING STANDARDS;

WASHING;

EID: 84926484118     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/52/2/310     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Resolution 1 of the CGPM 2011 On the possible future revision of the International System of Units, the SI (www.bipm.org/en/CGPM/db/24/1/)
2. Milton M J T, Davis R and Fletcher N 2014 Towards a new SI: a review of progress made since 2011 Metrologia 51 R21-30
3. Girard G 1994 The third periodic verification of national prototypes of the kilogram (1988-1992) Metrologia 31 317-36
4. Recommendation CCM G1 2010 Considerations on a new definition of the kilogram (www.bipm.org/utils/common/pdf/CC/CCM/CCM12.pdf)
5. Girard G 1990 The washing and cleaning of kilogram prototypes at the BIPM BIPM Monographie 1990/1 (www.bipm.org/utils/en/pdf/Monographie1990-1-EN.pdf)