First determination of the Planck constant using the LNE watt balance

Metrologia

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 433-443

  Thomas, M ^a   Espel, P ^a   Ziane, D ^a   Pinot, P ^b   Juncar, P ^b   Pereira Dos Santos, F ^a   Merlet, S ^a   Piquemal, F ^a   Geneves G ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE MÉTROLOGIE ET D ESSAIS LNE   (France)

^b Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Kilogram; Planck's constant; Watt balance

Indexed keywords

METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING;

KILOGRAM; MEASUREMENTS OF; PLANCK CONSTANTS; PLANCK'S CONSTANTS; STANDARD UNCERTAINTY; WATT BALANCE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84926500230     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/52/2/433     Document Type: Article

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