atomic mass

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A silvery, alkaline earth metal called strontium comes in different versions, or isotopes, each with a different atomic mass.

From Scientific American

“The interference depends on the velocity acquired by the atoms after they absorb photons from a laser source. Once this recoil velocity is measured from the interference, the rubidium atomic mass can be derived.”

From Scientific American

The deuteron mass, md, is then found in atomic mass units, where one atomic mass unit is defined as one-twelfth the mass of the carbon atom.

From Nature

How changes in atomic mass leave clues to our climatological past.

From Washington Post

The reasoning behind these predictions hinges on a theory that forecasts that, under certain circumstances, elements that have low atomic masses can contribute to high critical temperatures.

From Nature