Abstract
Measurements are reported on the densities and isotopic-abundance ratios of nearly perfect Si single crystals. These, when combined with optical interferometry of the crystal repeat distance, yield a new value for the Avogadro constant. This result, (1.05 ppm), represents a more than thirty-fold reduction in the uncertainty of previous direct measurements.
- Received 17 June 1974
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.33.463
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