Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Antimatter and Gravity (WAG 2013); University of Bern, Switzerland, 13-15 November 2013; Editors: Claude Amsler and Paola ScampoliOpen Access

Impact of high precision gravimetry in the context of a future new SI

Henri Baumann

Mass and Related Quantities, Federal Institute of Metrology METAS, Lindenweg 50, Bern-Wabern, Bern 3003, Switzerland

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Ali L. Eichenberger

Electricity, Federal Institute of Metrology METAS, Lindenweg 50, Bern-Wabern, Bern 3003, Switzerland

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Abstract

In the early eighties, the development of ballistic absolute gravimeters based on laser interferometer opened the doors to new research areas in various scientific domains such as geodesy, geophysics or metrology. After a brief overview of the most used technique for gravity measurements, the implication of gravity in the context of an improved SI, especially for a new definition of the mass unit kg, will be presented.

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