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Editorial p. 1

F. Piquemal

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01037-3

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Universal constants, standard models and fundamental metrology p. 5

G. Cohen-Tannoudji

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01038-2

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A brief history of measurement p. 25

M. E. Himbert

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01039-1

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Ultra cold atoms and Bose-Einstein condensation for quantum metrology p. 37

H. Perrin

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01040-8

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Space clocks and fundamental tests: The ACES experiment p. 57

L. Cacciapuoti and Ch. Salomon

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01041-7

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Femtosecond optical frequency combs p. 69

Th. Udem, R. Holzwarth and Th. Hänsch

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01042-6

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Optical lattice clocks p. 81

P. Lemonde

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01043-5

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Trapped ion optical clocks p. 97

H. S. Margolis

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01044-4

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Spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen p. 109

F. Biraben

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01045-3

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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

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01046-2

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Practical methods for treating serial correlations in experimental observations p. 137

T. J. Witt

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01047-1

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Propagation of distributions by a Monte Carlo method, with an application to ratio models p. 153

M. G. Cox

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01048-0

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Quantum shot noise of conductors and general noise measurement methods p. 163

D. C. Glattli

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01049-y

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Application of the Josephson effect in electrical metrology p. 181

B. Jeanneret and S. P. Benz

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01050-6

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Resistance metrology based on the quantum Hall effect p. 207

W. Poirier and F. Schopfer

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01051-5

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Role of coherence in resistance quantization p. 247

M. Büttiker and S. E. Nigg

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01052-4

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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

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01053-3

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Determination of the elementary charge and the quantum metrological triangle experiment p. 267

N. Feltin and F. Piquemal

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01054-2

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Practical aspects of counting electrons with a single-electron tunneling pump p. 297

M. W. Keller

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01055-1

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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

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01056-0

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Thermometry by micro and nanodevices p. 323

E. Isosaari, T. Holmqvist, M. Meschke, M. Heinonen and J. P. Pekola

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01057-y

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Nanofabrication techniques p. 333

D. Mailly

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01058-x

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Determination of the Avogadro constant – A contribution to the new definition of the mass unit kilogram p. 343

P. Becker

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01059-9

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A validity test of E = m ⋅ c² p. 353

M. Jentschel, J. Krempel and P. Mutti

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01060-4

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Determination of the Planck constant by means of a watt balance p. 363

A. Eichenberger, G. Genevès and P. Gournay

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01061-3

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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

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01062-2

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Fundamental metrology in the future: Measuring the single quantum p. 399

J. Gallop

Published online: 13 June 2009

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2009-01063-1

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