Spectra-Physics Tsunami - Standard Units of Measurement

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Standard Units
The following units, abbreviations, and prefixes are used in this Spectra-
Physics manual:
Quantity Unit Abbreviation
mass kilogram kg
length meter m
time second s
frequency hertz Hz
force newton N
energy joule J
power watt W
electric current ampere A
electric charge coulomb C
electric potential volt V
resistance ohm
Ω
inductance henry H
magnetic flux weber Wb
magnetic flux density tesla T
luminous intensity candela cd
temperature celcius C
pressure pascal Pa
capacitance farad F
angle radian rad
Prefixes
tera
(10
12
)
Tdeci
(10
-1
)
d nano
(10
-9
)
n
giga
(10
9
)
G centi
(10
-2
)
cpico
(10
-12
)
p
mega
(10
6
)
M mill
(10
-3
)
mfemto
(10
-15
)
f
kilo
(10
3
)
kmicro
(10
-6
)
µatto
(10
-18
)
a