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Metrology

Dimensional metrology

Tools and Instruments

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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
Examples of work in the Precision Imaging Facility.  (a) STEM image of a crack (dislocation) formed during growth of an AlGaN shell around a GaN nanowire, and (b) FIB fabrication of an AFM tip with a GaN nanowire contact point.

Precision Imaging Facility

The Precision Imaging Facility (PIF) is a cooperative research facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) dedicated to the
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