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Metrology

Force metrology

News and Updates

Blog Posts

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Projects and Programs

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Dynamic Mechanical Metrology: Acceleration, Force, and Acoustics

Ongoing
The Dynamic Mechanical Metrology Project develops primary standards and primary measurement methods for sound, vibration and force at the highest accuracy levels, and uses these to disseminate traceability in measurements of these quantities to industry and society. Calibration Services...

Publications

Progress in the Kibble Dynamic Force Reference

Author(s)
Jared Strait, Akobuije Chijioke
We present progress in the development of a dynamic force reference instrument (KDFR) based on the Kibble principle. We describe the operating principle and...

Tools and Instruments

Laser Doppler Vibrometer located in 218/D012 (Group 643.09)

Laser Doppler Vibrometer Microscope

Since 2006, the Nanomechanical Properties Group has pioneered the use of Laser Doppler Vibrometry (LDV) to calibrate the stiffness of AFM cantilevers using the
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