Abstract

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have measured the value of the Planck constant to be h = 6.626 069 934(89) x 10(-34)J s (relative standard uncertainty 13 x 10(-9)). The result is based on over 10 000 weighings of masses with nominal values ranging from 0.5 kg to 2 kg with the Kibble balance NIST-4. The uncertainty has been reduced by more than twofold relative to a previous determination because of three factors: (1) a much larger data set than previously available, allowing a more realistic, and smaller, Type A evaluation; (2) a more comprehensive measurement of the back action of the weighing current on the magnet by weighing masses up to 2 kg, decreasing the uncertainty associated with magnet non-linearity; (3) a rigorous investigation of the dependence of the geometric factor on the coil velocity reducing the uncertainty assigned to time-dependent leakage of current in the coil.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2017
Volume
54
Number of Pages
633-641
DOI
10.1088/1681-7575/aa7bf2
Journal
Metrologia
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