The development of practical means to ensure traceability between a new definition of the kilogram and the current mass scale is necessary both to initially fix the value of the Planck constant consistent with the current scale (based on the International Prototype of the Kilogram), and for the dissemination of the mass unit that will be materialized under vacuum from the new definition.
Objectives
Development of artefacts and methods to ensure the traceability of the kilogram from a materialization in vacuum
Summary
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Publications and communications
PLIMMER M. D., DU COLOMBIER D., IRAQI HOUSSAINI N., SILVESTRI Z., PINOT P. et HANNACHI R., “Apparatus to measure adsorption of condensable solvents on technical surfaces by photothermal deflection”, Review. Sci. Instrum., 83, 114905 ,2012, DOI: 10.1063/1.4767245
SILVESTRI Z., AZOUIGUI S., BOUHTIYYA S., MACÉ S., PLIMMER M. D., PINOT P., TAYEB-CHANDOUL F. et HANNACHI R., “Thermal desorption mass spectrometer for mass metrology”, Review. Sci. Instrum., 85, 045111, 2014, DOI: 10.1063/1.4870921
DAVIDSON S., BERRY J., SILVESTRI Z., HOGSTROM R. et GREEN R., “Addressing the requirements for the practical implementation and ongoing maintenance of the redefined kilogram”, IMEKO International TC3, TC5 and TC22 Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 2014.
Partners
- NPL (GB),
- CMI (CZ),
- CNAM (FR),
- DFM (DK),
- EJPD (CH),
- LNE (FR), MGRT (SI),
- MIKES (FI),
- PTB (DE),
- SMU (SK),
- TUBITAK (TR),
- INRIM (IT),
- NRC (CA)