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Atomic / molecular / quantum

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Calibration of Mass Standards

Ongoing
The NIST Mass and Force Group disseminates the unit of mass, the kilogram, to the US measurement system through calibrations of customer weights and weight sets

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Calibration of Mass Standards

Ongoing
The NIST Mass and Force Group disseminates the unit of mass, the kilogram, to the US measurement system through calibrations of customer weights and weight sets

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