Metrological Tools for the Reference Materials and Reference Instruments of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory

Published

July 15, 2020

Author(s)

Carlos R. Beauchamp, Johanna Camara, Jennifer Carney, Steven J. Choquette, Kenneth D. Cole, Paul C. DeRose, David L. Duewer, Michael Epstein, Margaret C. Kline, Katrice Lippa, Enrico Lucon, Karen W. Phinney, Maria Polakoski, Antonio Possolo, Katherine E. Sharpless, John R. Sieber, Blaza Toman, Michael R. Winchester, Donald Windover

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly the National Bureau of Standards, was established by the U.S. Congress in 1901 and charged with establishing a measurement foundation to facilitate U.S. and international commerce. NIST provides reference materials and reference instruments that are used to ensure the accuracy, metrological traceability, and comparability of measurement results in many diverse fields of science, industry, and technology. Responding to the recent emphasis on quality system documentation for facilitating trade and effective decision-making, this document provides and explains the vocabulary used at NIST to define and describe the reference materials and reference instruments available to our customers as well as documenting the methods used in developing these materials. The definitions and descriptions provided supersede those used in the original version of this publication, NIST SP260 136

Citation

Special Publication (NIST SP) - 260-136-2020

Report Number

260-136-2020

NIST Pub Series

Special Publication (NIST SP)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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Keywords

Certification, Primary Standards, Reference Instruments, Reference Materials, Standard Reference Materials

Citation

Beauchamp, C. , Camara, J. , Carney, J. , Choquette, S. , Cole, K. , DeRose, P. , Duewer, D. , Epstein, M. , Kline, M. , Lippa, K. , Lucon, E. , Phinney, K. , Polakoski, M. , Possolo, A. , Sharpless, K. , Sieber, J. , Toman, B. , Winchester, M. and Windover, D. (2020), Metrological Tools for the Reference Materials and Reference Instruments of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.260-136-2020 (Accessed July 22, 2025)