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Measurement of the gravitational constant with a torsion balance

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We present results of ten years of measurements of the gravitational constant made using an evacuated torsion balance. We obtained the valueG=(6.6729±0.0005)·10−11 N·m2·kg−2. We have determined the major destabilizing factors accompanying the measurement process and have estimated the contribution from different sources of error.

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  1. O. V. Karagioz
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  2. V. P. Izmailov
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Translated from Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika, No. 10, pp. 3–9, October, 1996.

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Karagioz, O.V., Izmailov, V.P. Measurement of the gravitational constant with a torsion balance. Meas Tech 39, 979–987 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02377461

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