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• Final Report
• Final Publishable summary
• The Impact of the Redefinition of the Kilogram for End Users
• Guide to the Storage of Primary Mass Standards
• Guide to Weighing in Vacuum

Work Package 1

• 1.1.3 - Evaluation of heat treated silicon samples for surface properties and charge retention
• 1.1.4 - Summary report of properties of materials for potential use as mass transfer standards
• 1.2.2 - Homogeneity and resistance of metal on metal coatings

Work Package 2

• 2.1.2 - Procedures for pre-selection of appropriate methods for the transfer of artefacts between vacuum/inert gas/air
• 2.2.2 - Analysis of the correlation of sorption coefficients to pressure
• 2.3.2 - Report on the assessment of the dependence of the sorption effect on the balance used

Work Package 3

• 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.4.2 - Surface effects and dynamic changes on the artefact surface between vacuum, air and selected gases

Work Package 4

• 4.1.1 - Report detailing requirements of NMIs for storage and transfer equipment compatible with existing apparatus
• 4.1.1a - Conception of a new device for storage and transfer of mass artefacts under vacuum or in inert gases compatible with existing apparatus
• 4.1.2 - An evaluation of potential materials for the handling and support of mass standards in vacuum/inert gas apparatus
• 4.2.1 - Report detailing the cleaning and post clean storage procedures investigated and outlining an optimised technique for each material
• 4.2.2 - A method to enable on-demand preparation of controlled "contaminated" samples for evaluation of cleaning techniques
• 4.2.4 - Report on application of the cleaning procedures to mass standards including gravimetric results
• 4.3.2 - Storage of primary mass standards to optimise stability
• 4.3.3 - Report on the evaluation of medium-term (6-month) storage in nitrogen compared with storage in air
• 4.3.4 - A comparison between seven National Measurement Institutes to evaluate inert gas transfer of mass standards against current best practice

Work Package 5

• 5.1.2 - Transferring the unit of mass between weights kept in air and in vacuum

Work Package 6

• 6.2.2 - Developing a practical means of disseminating the redefined kilogram (June 2012 - May 2015)
• 6.3.4 - Update on Progress of the NewKILO Joint Research Project