The BNM Watt Balance Project.

Authors :: Genevès, Gerard
Gournay, Pierre
Gosset, A.
Lecollinet, M.
Villar, François
Pinot, Patrick
Juncar, P.
Clairon, A.
Landragin, A.
Holleville, D.
dos Santos, Franck Pereira
David, J.
Besbes, Mondher
Alves, Francisco
Chassagne, Luc
Topçu, Suat
Source :: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement. Apr2005, Vol. 54 Issue 2, p850-853. 4p.
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: A new watt balance project is now in progress at the Bureau National de Métrologle (BNM), Paris, France. In this paper, the general configuration and the main parts of the experimental setup currently in development are presented. The aim is to contribute to the international effort in monitoring the kilogram toward a new definition of the mass unit with a relative accuracy of 10-8 or better. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]