Design of the new METAS watt balance experiment Mark II

H Baumann, A Eichenberger, F Cosandier… - Metrologia, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The kilogram is the last unit of the international system of units (SI) still based on a material
artefact, the international prototype of the kilogram (IPK). The comparisons made in the last …

First realisation of the kilogram with the METAS Kibble balance

A Eichenberger, H Baumann, A Mortara… - Metrologia, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
After several years of development and continuous improvement, the Kibble balance at the
Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS) is now operational. Its stability and reliability allows …

Development and integration of high straightness flexure guiding mechanisms dedicated to the METAS watt balance Mark II

F Cosandier, A Eichenberger, H Baumann… - Metrologia, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
There is a firm will in the metrology community to redefine the kilogram in the International
System of units by linking it to a fundamental physical constant. The watt balance is a …