DocumentCode
2134190
Title
Determination of the gravitational constant using a beam balance
Author
Schlamminger, S. ; Holzschuh, E. ; Kundig, W.
Author_Institution
Phys. Inst., Zurich Univ., Switzerland
fYear
2000
fDate
14-19 May 2000
Firstpage
693
Lastpage
694
Abstract
We describe an experiment to measure the Newtonian gravitational constant G. The gravitational forces of large field masses on test masses are measured using a beam balance. A preliminary result with a relative uncertainty of 220/spl times/10/sup -6/ has been published recently. In the meantime various modifications of the experiment have been made.
Keywords
balances; gravitational constant; measurement uncertainty; Newtonian gravitational constant measurement; beam balance; error budget; gravitational forces; large field masses; relative uncertainty; test masses; Delay effects; Force measurement; Measurement standards; Position measurement; Steel; Stress; Testing; Tungsten; Weight measurement; Wires;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5744-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CPEM.2000.851200
Filename
851200
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