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Reflections on a measurement of the gravitational constant using a beam balance and 13 tons of mercury

Year: 2014

Type: review

Abstract: In 2006, a final result of a measurement of the gravi- tational constant G performed by researchers at the University of Zürich, Switzerland, was published. A value of G=6.674252(122)×10−11 m3 kg−1 s−2 was obtained after an experimental effort that lasted over one decade. Here, we briefly summarize the measurement and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this approach.

Source: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2014.0027

Authors: S. Schlamminger, R. E. Pixley, F. Nolting, J. Schurr, U. Straumann

Institutions: National Institute of Standards and Technology, University of Zurich, Paul Scherrer Institute, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt

Language: English

Topic: Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation

Subfield: Instrumentation

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2002598947

FWCI: 1.35

Cites: 33

Cited by: 6

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