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Search Publications by: Barry N. Taylor (Assoc)

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Adopting the International System of Units to the 21st century

March 1, 2011
Author(s)
Peter J. Mohr, Ian M. Mills, Terry Quinn, Barry N. Taylor, Edwin R. Williams
We review the proposal of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM), currently being considered by the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), to revise the International System of Units, the SI. The proposal includes new

Molar Mass and Related Quantities in the New SI

June 3, 2009
Author(s)
Barry N. Taylor
This Letter addresses the calculation of molar mass and related quantities in the New SI currently under discussion by the International Committee for Weights and Measures and its Consultative Committee for Units and which could be adopted by the next

Constants, Fundamental

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Barry N. Taylor, Peter J. Mohr
This article touches upon three main topics: (1) the motivation for the romance of the next decimal place, or why the fundamental physical constants are important and why their determination with ever smaller uncertainties can have a profound effect on

The Fundamental Physical Constants: A New Set of Recommended Values of the Basic Constants and Conversion Factors of Physics and Chemistry Incorporating Recent Data Has Just Been Issued by CODATA

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Peter J. Mohr, Barry N. Taylor, David B. Newell
The Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) was established in 1966 as an interdisciplinary committee of the International Council of scientific Unions (now International council of Science). Three years later, CODATA created the task group

CODATA recommended values of the fundamental physical constants: 2006

April 1, 2008
Author(s)
Peter J. Mohr, Barry N. Taylor, David B. Newell
The paper give the 2006 self-consistent set of values of the basic constants and conversion factors of physics and chemistry recommended by the Committee on data for Science and Technology (CODATA) for international use. Further, it describes in detail the

The International System of Units (SI), 2008 Edition

April 1, 2008
Author(s)
Barry N. Taylor
The definitive international reference on the SI is a booklet published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM, Bureau International des Poids et Mesures) and often referred to as the BIPM SI Brochure. Entitled Le Systeme International d

Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI)

March 30, 2008
Author(s)
Ambler Thompson, Barry N. Taylor
This 2007 edition of SP811 updates International System of Units (SI) usage as implemented in the 8th edition of the SI Brochure, incorporates a significant amount of additional material intended to answer frequently asked questions concerning the SI and

Redefinition of the Kilogram: A Decision Whose Time Has Come

April 1, 2005
Author(s)
I M. Mills, Peter Mohr, T J. Quinn, Barry Taylor, Edwin R. Williams
The kilogram, the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), is defined as the mass m(K) of the international prototype of the kilogram. This definition has the effect of fixing the value of m(K) to be one kilogram exactly. In this paper