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The Disassembly of SURF II

First, the upper yoke is removed to provide access to the coils and vacuum chamber, which are shown in the next picture. The yoke assembly...

Assembling the SURF III Magnet

In December of 1997 the iron for the SURF III magnet structure arrived at NIST. The pieces were taken off the trucks that delivered them...
First Light from SURF III

Upgrade from SURF II to SURF III

The first stored beam and production of synchrotron radiation from SURF occurred at 11:10 AM 17 Dec 1998. The initial electron beam was an...
People looking at graphs and charts under a magnifying glass

ITL Standards Research

Our Research & Statutory Drivers ITL lives and breathes research. Our research provides the technical basis for our contributions to...

ITL Standards Activities History

Our History in Standards ITL has a long history and deep expertise in the development of standards. Examples include: ITL produced its...