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The Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility SURF III is operated by the Optical Radiation Group as a stable light source for radiometry and research. SURF
The X-ray diffraction (XRD) end station measures constructive interference of the x-ray wave with repeating atomic and interfacial structure in materials. At
This facility enables the measurement of spectral emittance using the direct method of radiance comparison of the sample with a blackbody reference source
Patent pending NanoSizer TM AUTO I is the world's first fully automated liposome extruder device enabling clean, fast, easy and inexpensive sizing and extrusion
Overview The Degassing Station is a stand-alone, touch screen operated multi-feature microcalorimetry accessory for reliable sample preparation and manual cell
The Telescope Calibration Facility (TCF) was designed to support the NIST Stars project by providing a facility to radiometricly calibrate long focal length
A TESCAN MIRA3 Schottky field-emission scanning electron microscope with 4 30 mm 2 silicon x-ray drift detectors which has been automated for particle and
The Divergent Beam Diffractometer is the primary instrument at NIST used to certify powder SRMs for their X-ray diffraction properties. It is a custom-built
The National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) is a unique experimental facility dedicated understanding fire behavior and structural response to fire. The
The Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF) is a unique laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in Gaithersburg, Md
The Parallel Beam Diffractometer laboratory is a highly-controlled space (0.01 degree C stability) containing a set of absolutely calibrated stacked goniometer
The silicon lattice comparator is very high-precision Laue double-crystal diffractometer which can make comparisons of the crystal lattice characteristics of a
The newly renovated solid-state NMR facility at the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory houses two spectrometers, 300 MHz and 100 MHz, primarily used for
The NIST Thermal-infrared Transfer Radiometer (TXR) is used for measuring the radiance temperature in the thermal-infrared spectral region of extended-area
Access Information Refrigerators and freezers are available in the laboratories for storing temperature sensitive samples shortly before, during and shortly
Access Information Refrigerators and freezers are available in the laboratories for storing temperature sensitive samples shortly before, during and shortly