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P Becker et al 2009 Meas. Sci. Technol. 20 092002 doi:10.1088/0957-0233/20/9/092002

The Avogadro constant determination via enriched silicon-28

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P Becker1, H Friedrich1, K Fujii2, W Giardini3, G Mana4, A Picard5, H-J Pohl6, H Riemann7 and S Valkiers8

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