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L O. Becerra, W Bich, N Bignell, G D. Chapman, J.-H. Chung, Stuart Davidson, M Glaser, A Gosset, Zeina J. Kubarych, W G. Lee, A Ooiwa, P Richard, R Spurny, A Torino, J Verbeek, L Q. Zhang
A key comparison concerning mass determination of five mass standards has been carried out under the auspices of the Comite Consultatif pour a la Mase et les
Eric C. Benck, Corey A. Stambaugh, Edward C. Mulhern, Patrick J. Abbott, Zeina J. Kubarych
The kilogram is the unit of mass in the International System of units (SI) and has been defined as the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK) since
Gordon A. Shaw, Julian Stirling, John A. Kramar, Alexander D. Moses, Patrick J. Abbott, Richard L. Steiner, Andrew D. Koffman, Jon R. Pratt, Zeina J. Kubarych
Although mass is typically defined within the International System of Units (SI) at the Kilogram level, the pending redefinition of the SI provides an
Patrick J. Abbott, Corey A. Stambaugh, Edward C. Mulhern, Eric C. Benck, Zeina J. Kubarych
The International System of Units (SI) is expected to be revised in 2018, and in this new system, the unit of mass, the kilogram, will be realized in a vacuum