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Papers on the International System of Units published in the Journal of Research of NIST by NIST researchers, dated 1904-2018.
Zimmerman NM, Newell DB (2018) “What is The SI?” A Proposal for an Educational Adjunct to the Redefinition of the International System of Units. J Res Natl Inst Stan 123:123024. https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.123.024
Davis RS (2018) How to Define the Units of the Revised SI Starting from Seven Constants with Fixed Numerical Values. J Res Natl Inst Stan 123:123021. https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.123.021
Flowers-Jacobs NE, Pollarolo A, Coakley KJ, Weis AC, Fox AE, Rogalla H, Tew WL, Benz SP (2017) The NIST Johnson Noise Thermometry System for the Determination of the Boltzmann Constant. 122. https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.122.046
Lombardi MA (2017) A Historical Review of U.S. Contributions to the Atomic Redefinition of the SI Second in 1967. 122. https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.122.029
Abbott PJ, Kubarych ZK (2013) The New Kilogram Definition and its Implications for High-Precision Mass Tolerance Classes. 118. https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.118.016
Steiner R, Newell D, Williams E (2005) Details of the 1998 watt balance experiment determining the Planck constant. 110(1). https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.110.003
Elmquist RE, Cage ME, Tang YH, Jeffery AM, Kinard JR, Dziuba RF, Oldham NM, Williams ER (2001) The ampere and electrical standards. 106(1). https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.106.005
Taylor BN (1989) Special report on electrical standards - New internationally adopted reference standards of voltage and resistance. 94(2). https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.094.012
Taylor BN (1987) Special report on electrical standards - Report on the 17th session of the Consultative Committee on Electricity. 92(1). https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.092.005
Jennings DA, Drullinger RE, Evenson KM, Pollock CR, Wells JS (1987) The continuity of the meter - the redefinition of the meter and the speed of visible-light. 92(1). https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.092.001
Cohen ER, Taylor BN (1987) The 1986 CODATA recommended values of the fundamental physical constants. 92(2). https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.092.010
Olsen PT, Phillips WD, Williams ER (1980) A proposed coil system for the improved realization of the absolute ampere. 85(4). https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.085.015
Furukawa GT, Riddle JL, Bigge WR (1976) The International Practical Temperature Scale of 1968 in the region 90.188 K to 903.89 K as maintained at the National Bureau of Standards. 80A(3). https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.080A.053