DETERMINATION OF THE ATOMIC MASS CONSTANT BY ION ACCUMULATION

Christian Schlegel, Michael Gläser, Frank Schlolz, Gabriela Bethke, Michael Mecke
Abstract:
An experiment for the direct measurement of the atomic mass constant was performed by accumulating ions from an ion beam up to a weighable mass. The aim of this experiment was to develop an alternative approach for the redefinition of the SI unit kilogram. In a recent experiment a mass of about 300 mg bismuth was accumulated and the atomic mass unit could be determined with a relative uncertainty better than 1.0 × 10-4.
Keywords:
definition of SI-Unit Kilogram, mass accumulation, mass determination
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Event details
Event name:
XIX IMEKO World Congress
Title:

Fundamental and Applied Metrology

Place:
Lisbon, PORTUGAL
Time:
06 September 2009 - 11 September 2009