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Projects/Programs

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Aperture area measurements

Ongoing
Radiometric and photometric measurements require defining apertures. The accuracy to which these measurements can be accomplished requires minimization of the

Calibration of Force Transducers

Ongoing
NIST provides calibration services for force-measuring instruments by applying known forces, compression, tension or both, to the elastic transducer and

Calibrations: Neutron Source Strength

Ongoing
The neutron source calibration facility operated by NIST is a world-class calibration laboratory providing neutron source calibration services for radioisotopic

Color and appearance

Ongoing
We are developing instrumentation, standards artifacts, and measurement protocols to characterize appearance attributes including color, texture, and gloss