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ANSI N42.42 Standard
Last Updated Date: 05/17/2013 The purpose of the N42 data format is to facilitate manufacturer-independent transfer of information from radiation measurement instruments for … more
Collagen Films Protocol
Last Updated Date: 05/08/2013 Background: Collagen type 1 is the most prevalent extracellular protein in connective tissue, and is part of the family of collagens that are … more
Thermometry
Last Updated Date: 05/08/2013 The NIST Thermodynamic Metrology Group maintains and develops national standards of temperature (in the range 0.65 K to 1235 K), and supports … more
Three-Dimensional Nanometer Metrology
Last Updated Date: 04/30/2013 Three-dimensional measurements of nanometer-scale structures are of increasing importance for nanoscience and nanomanufacturing, including the … more
Optical Surface Metrology and Nano-Structured Optics
Last Updated Date: 04/19/2013 Aspheric surfaces are indispensable in high-performance optical systems. The ability to accurately manufacture these surfaces to the required … more
Lunar spectral irradiance and radiance (LUSI)
Last Updated Date: 04/11/2013 LUnar Spectral Irradiance and radiance (LUSI) is a proposed suite of instruments to radiometrically characterize the Moon for use as an on-orbit … more
Quantum Frequency Conversion of Single Photons
Last Updated Date: 04/11/2013 Optical frequency conversion, in which the color of light is changed, is a process that has numerous applications in physics and technology. For … more
Measuring Light-Matter Interactions in Chip-Based Optical Cavities
Last Updated Date: 04/11/2013 Measuring interactions between light and matter has both fundamental and practical importance. For example, lasers have had a profound influence … more
Absolute cryogenic infrared radiometry
Last Updated Date: 04/10/2013 In support of defense programs in remote sensing, NIST maintains the scale for infrared radiant flux by using the Absolute Cryogenic radiometer … more
Infrared cryogenic blackbody broadband calibration
Last Updated Date: 04/10/2013 The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) requires all test facilities to have their blackbodies calibrated at the NIST Low background infrared (LBIR) … more
Transfer radiometers and reference detectors
Last Updated Date: 04/10/2013 We have developed several portable radiometers to transfer the primary detector-based scales for optical power, radiance, and irradiance in the … more
Hyperspectral Image Projector (HIP)
Last Updated Date: 04/10/2013 Detecting climate change with remote sensing instruments, providing state-of-the-art surveillance imagery for security and defense, or getting the … more
High-Dose Dosimetry Uncertainty Tables
Last Updated Date: 04/02/2013 The high-dose dosimetry program supports radiation-processing applications by assuring that the absorbed dose to the product, often prescribed or … more
Far-infrared Spectroscopy of Biomolecules
Last Updated Date: 04/01/2013 Far-infrared (or terahertz/THz, ca. 25 to 300 micron wavelength) femtosecond pulsed laser and Fourier-transform infrared methods are employed to … more
NIST Time Measurement and Analysis Service (TMAS)
Last Updated Date: 03/28/2013 The NIST Time Measurement and Analysis Service (TMAS) was designed to assist laboratories that maintain an accurate local time standard. The … more |
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