Equation 2 · Part 1 · The Last Artefact: Redefining the Kilogram

Symbol m_x

m_x g = I_1 B l \qquad\text{and}\qquad U_2 = v B l

m_x

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$m_x$ is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.

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$m_x$ is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.

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The Kibble balance runs in two modes. In weighing mode, the weight of an artefact of mass m is balanced by the force on a coil of wire length l carrying current I₁ in a radial field of flux density B. In moving mode, the same coil is driven vertically at velocity v through the same field and the induced voltage U₂ is measured [ 4 ] : $m_x g = I_1 B l \qquad\text{and}\qquad U_2 = v B l$ . The geometric factor Bl appears in both and is eliminated between them:

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[4] Mise en pratique for the definition of the kilogram in the SI ↗

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