On the redefinition of the kilogram

Authors
Taylor, BN Mohr, PJ
Citation
Bn. Taylor et Pj. Mohr, On the redefinition of the kilogram, METROLOGIA, 36(1), 1999, pp. 63-64
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
METROLOGIA
ISSN journal
00261394 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
63 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-1394(1999)36:1<63:OTROTK>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A new definition of the kilogram based on the relations E = mc(2) and E = h v is proposed, motivated by recent progress in the development of moving-co il watt balances. Such a balance together with the definition promises to p rovide a practical means of directly calibrating standards of mass.