angstrom

angstrom

Non-SI unit
Name Symbol Quantity SI units
angstrom,
ångström
Å length 10−10  m
The angstrom, or ångström, symbol Å, is a non-SI unit of length. The angstrom is not accepted for use with the SI.
 
One angstrom is equal to 10-10 m or 0.1 nanometre.
Definition c ΔνCs-1
1 \mspace{4mu} \text{A} \mspace{6mu} = \dfrac{9 \mspace{4mu} 192 \mspace{4mu} 631 \mspace{4mu} 770}{(10^{10})(299 \mspace{4mu} 792 \mspace{4mu} 458)} \mspace{6mu} \dfrac{c}{\Delta \nu _{Cs}}\\ \\ \\ 1 \mspace{4mu} \text{A} \mspace{6mu} \approx 3.066 \mspace{4mu} \mspace{4mu} 331 \mspace{4mu} 898 \mspace{4mu} 849 \mspace{4mu} 836 \mspace{4mu} 976 \times10^{-9} \mspace{6mu} c \mspace{4mu} {\Delta \nu _{Cs}}^{-1}

The unit is named after the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström (1814 – 1874).