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A determination of the Avogadro Constant

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Zeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter

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We have determined Avogadro's constantN A using a direct method. The result ofN A =6.0221363×1023 mol−1 differs from the most recent CODATA value of 6.0221367×1023 mol−1 by only 0.07 ppm, the relative uncertainties being 1.1. ppm and 0.6 ppm, respectively. The value was derived from the determination of the lattice parameter, the density and the molar mass of a silicon single crystal. It will be possible in the future to further reduce the uncertainties of measurement by the procedure described here.

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  1. A. Kozdon

    Present address: Polish Committee for Standardization, Measures, and Quality Control (PKNMiJ), PL-00-139, Warsaw, Poland

  2. H. H. Ku (Visiting Scientist at CBNM, formerly staff member), T. J. Murphy (Visiting Scientist at CBNM, formerly staff member) & H. S. Peiser (Visiting Scientist at CBNM, formerly staff member)

    Present address: NBS, now NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

  3. G. Lenaers (Visiting Scientist)

    Present address: CBNM from Antwerpen University, Belgium

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  1. Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Postfach 3345, W-3300, Braunschweig, Federal Republic of Germany

    P. Sevfried, P. Becker, A. Kozdon, F. Lüdicke, F. Spieweck, J. Stümpel, H. Wagenbreth & D. Windisch

  2. Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements, Commission of the European Communities-JRC, B-2440, Geel, Belgium

    P. De Bièvre, H. H. Ku (Visiting Scientist at CBNM, formerly staff member), G. Lenaers (Visiting Scientist), T. J. Murphy (Visiting Scientist at CBNM, formerly staff member), H. S. Peiser (Visiting Scientist at CBNM, formerly staff member) & S. Valkiers

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Sevfried, P., Becker, P., Kozdon, A. et al. A determination of the Avogadro Constant. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 87, 289–298 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01309282

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