The European Physical Journal Special Topics

Vol. 172 (June I 2009)

Quantum Metrology and Fundamental Constants

• Editorial     p. 1
  F. Piquemal and B. Jeckelmann
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• Universal constants, standard models and fundamental metrology     p. 5
  G. Cohen-Tannoudji
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• A brief history of measurement     p. 25
  M.E. Himbert
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• Ultra cold atoms and Bose-Einstein condensation for quantum metrology     p. 37
  H. Perrin
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• Space clocks and fundamental tests: The ACES experiment     p. 57
  L. Cacciapuoti and Ch. Salomon
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• Femtosecond optical frequency combs     p. 69
  Th. Udem, R. Holzwarth and Th. Hänsch
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• Optical lattice clocks     p. 81
  P. Lemonde
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• Trapped ion optical clocks     p. 97
  H.S. Margolis
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• Spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen     p. 109
  F. Biraben
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• Atom interferometry based on light pulses: Application to the high precision measurement of the ratio h/m and the determination of the fine structure constant     p. 121
  M. Cadoret, E. De Mirandes, P. Cladé, F. Nez, L. Julien, F. Biraben and S. Guellati-Khélifa
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• Practical methods for treating serial correlations in experimental observations     p. 137
  T.J. Witt
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• Propagation of distributions by a Monte Carlo method, with an application to ratio models     p. 153
  M.G. Cox
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• Quantum shot noise of conductors and general noise measurement methods     p. 163
  D.C. Glattli
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• Application of the Josephson effect in electrical metrology     p. 181
  B. Jeanneret and S.P. Benz
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• Resistance metrology based on the quantum Hall effect     p. 207
  W. Poirier and F. Schopfer
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• Role of coherence in resistance quantization     p. 247
  M. Büttiker and S.E. Nigg
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• Determination of the unit of resistance and the von Klitzing constant R_k based on a calculable capacitor     p. 257
  H. Bachmair
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• Determination of the elementary charge and the quantum metrological triangle experiment     p. 267
  N. Feltin and F. Piquemal
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• Practical aspects of counting electrons with a single-electron tunneling pump     p. 297
  M.W. Keller
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• Quantized current of a hybrid single-electron transistor with superconducting leads and a normal-metal island     p. 311
  A. Kemppinen, M. Meschke, M. Möttönen, D.V. Averin and J.P. Pekola
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• Thermometry by micro and nanodevices     p. 323
  E. Isosaari, T. Holmqvist, M. Meschke, M. Heinonen and J.P. Pekola
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• Nanofabrication techniques     p. 333
  D. Mailly
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• Determination of the Avogadro constant – A contribution to the new definition of the mass unit kilogram     p. 343
  P. Becker
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• A validity test of E = m ⋅ c²     p. 353
  M. Jentschel, J. Krempel and P. Mutti
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• Determination of the Planck constant by means of a watt balance     p. 363
  A. Eichenberger, G. Genevès and P. Gournay
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• Adjusted recommended values of the fundamental physical constants - An overview of the data and results of the CODATA-2006 adjustment     p. 385
  S.G. Karshenboim
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• Fundamental metrology in the future: Measuring the single quantum     p. 399
  J. Gallop
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