A Silicon kilogram (IMAGE)

American Institute of Physics

A Silicon kilogram

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The number of atoms in this silicon sphere is known given or taken 20 atoms each 10^9. The atom distance was measured by the X-ray interferometer on the left.

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Enrico Massa and Carlo Sasso

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