Recent results of measurements of the Avogadro constant by the method of crystal silicon spheres in connection with the planned transition to a new definition of the basic SI unit, the mole, are discussed.
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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 7, pp. 38–42, July, 2015.
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Ivashchuk, V.D., Isaev, L.K., Kononogov, S.A. et al. Redefining the Mole and Results of Measurements of the Avogadro Constant by Means of Crystal Silicon Spheres. Meas Tech 58, 782–789 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-015-0794-z
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