Fundamental constants link seemingly different fields of physics and seemingly different quantities and measurement units. Consequently, they are of the utmost interest in metrology and it has been planned to redefine the kilogram by fixing the numerical value of the Planck constant. This paper summarises the methods to measure the ratio between the Planck constant and a mass and reviews the determination of the Avogadro constant by counting the atoms in a silicon crystal highly enriched by the Si-28 isotope.
Accurate measurements of the Avogadro and Planck constants by counting silicon atoms / Bettin, H; Fujii, K; Man, J; Mana, Giovanni; Massa, Enrico; Picard, A.. - In: ANNALEN DER PHYSIK. - ISSN 0003-3804. - 525:8-9(2013), pp. 680-687. [10.1002/andp.201300038]
Accurate measurements of the Avogadro and Planck constants by counting silicon atoms
MANA, GIOVANNI;MASSA, ENRICO;
2013
Abstract
Fundamental constants link seemingly different fields of physics and seemingly different quantities and measurement units. Consequently, they are of the utmost interest in metrology and it has been planned to redefine the kilogram by fixing the numerical value of the Planck constant. This paper summarises the methods to measure the ratio between the Planck constant and a mass and reviews the determination of the Avogadro constant by counting the atoms in a silicon crystal highly enriched by the Si-28 isotope.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
