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First mass measurements with the NIST-4 watt balance

Published

Author(s)

Darine El Haddad, Leon S. Chao, Frank C. Seifert, David B. Newell, Jon R. Pratt, Stephan Schlamminger

Abstract

In the past four years, we have constructed a new watt balance at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with the goal to realize the unit of mass after the redefinition of the International System of Units, expected to occur in 2018. The new watt balance has been operational since the fall of 2015 and we describe our first measurements with it.
Proceedings Title
CPEM 2016 Conference Digest
Conference Dates
July 10-15, 2016
Conference Location
Ottawa
Conference Title
Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM)2016

Keywords

fundamental electrical measurements, mass metrology, Planck constant, revised SI, SI units, watt balance

Citation

El, D. , Chao, L. , Seifert, F. , Newell, D. , Pratt, J. and Schlamminger, S. (2016), First mass measurements with the NIST-4 watt balance, CPEM 2016 Conference Digest, Ottawa, -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=920017 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created July 10, 2016, Updated November 29, 2019