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A New Method to Measure the Distance Between Graduation Lines on Graduated Scales

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
William B. Penzes, Robert Allen, Michael W. Cresswell, L Linholm, E C. Teague
Line scales are used throughout industry for a variety of applications. The most common is the stage micrometer, a small graduated glass scale for the calibration of optical instruments such as microscopes. However, stage micrometers are generally not

A Novel CMM Interim Testing Artifact

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Steven D. Phillips, Bruce R. Borchardt, Gregory W. Caskey, David E. Ward, Bryon S. Faust, Daniel S. Sawyer
NIST is currently developing equipment and techniques to rapidly access the performance of Coordinate Measuring machines (CMMs). This will allow the frequent testing of CMMs to insure that they measure parts accurately. A novel interim testing artifact

A Study of the Surface Texture of Polycrystalline Phosphor Films Using AFM

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Zsolt R?vay, J Schneir, D Brower, John S. Villarrubia, Joseph Fu, et al
Stimulable phosphor thin films are being investigated for use as optical data storage media. We have successfully applied atomic force microscopy (AFM) to the measurement of the surface texture of these films. Determination of the surface texture of the

Critical Issues in Scanning Electron Microscope Metrology

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Michael T. Postek
During the manufacturing of present-day integrated circuits, certain measurements must be made of the submicrometer structures composing the device with a high degree of repeatability. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and the various forms

Force Calibrations in the Nanonewton Regime

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Lowell P. Howard, E C. Teague
An instrument is described which is shown capable of making preliminary measurements of nanonewton forces. A technique is described which allows absolute calibrations of small forces to be made in terms of electrical measurements.

Hertzian Contact Resonances

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
John A. Kramar, T Mcwaid, J Schneir, E C. Teague
The resonant frequency of a sphere in contact with a flat surface was measured as a function of loading force for contacting materials with different elastic moduli. Comparisons were made with predictions based on the Hertzian theory of elastic deformation

Methods Divergence Between Measurements of Micrometer and Sub-Micrometer Surface Features

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
T Mcwaid, Theodore V. Vorburger, Joseph Fu, Jun-Feng Song, Eric P. Whitenton
Measurements of micrometer and sub-micrometer surface features have been made using a stylus profiler, an STM, an AFM, and a phase-measuring interferometric microscope. The differences between measurements of the same surface feature as obtained with the

Microform Calibrations in Surface Metrology

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, F Rudder, Theodore V. Vorburger, A Hartman, Brian R. Scace, J Smith
Microform calibrations include the measurement of complex profile forms and position errors of micrometer scale in combination with the measurement of deviations from a specified profile and surface texture of profile segments. Tolerances on the profile

Morphological Estimation of Tip Geometry for Scanned Probe Microscopy

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
John S. Villarrubia
Morphological constraints inherent in the imaging process limit the possible shapes of the tip with which any given tunneling microscope or atomic force microscope image could have been taken. Broad tips do not produce narrow image protrusions. Therefore

Rapid Post-Polishing of Diamond-Turned Optics

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
R E. Parks, Christopher J. Evans
A simple technique for post-polishing single-point, diamond-turned optics is described. Synthetic fabric-faced laps are used. Surface finish converges to a limiting value set by process parameters. Lap construction and diamond grit size affects both

Scanning Electron Microscope Metrology

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Michael T. Postek
During the manufacturing of present-day integrated circuits, certain measurements must be made of the submicrometer structures composing the device with a high degree of precision. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and the various forms of

Some Considerations for a Measurement Strategy for Circular Features

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Howard H. Harary, C Buchard, P L heritier, J Dufraigne, P Chollet
The careful study of manufactured parts is a prerequisite for their intelligent inspection. For this study, we conducted a survey of the processes for making holes by manufacturing a set of test parts using ten different machining processes. The holes were

Strategy for Post-Process Control of a Machine Tool

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Theodore V. Vorburger, K Yee, Brian R. Scace, F Rudder
The automated control of machine-tool accuracy is discussed based on a quality architecture containing three control loops: real-time, process-intermittent, and post-process. This paper highlights the post-process loop. The architecture is being

The Design of an Atomic Force Microscope for Metrology

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
T Mcwaid, J Schneir
Atomic force microscope (AFM) is a rapidly evolving technique which has been used in numerous academic studies since its invention eight years ago. AFM manufacturers are now marketing instruments for industrial metrology applications. The National

The Development of a Calibrated Atomic Force Microscope

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
T Mcwaid, J Schneir
Advances in the manufacture of integrated circuits, x-ray optics, magnetic read-write heads, optical data storage media, razor blades, etc. require advances in ultraprecision metrology. Each of these industries is currently investigating the use of Atomic

The Geometric Characterization of Rockwell Diamond Indenters

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, F Rudder, Theodore V. Vorburger, A Hartman, Brian R. Scace, J Smith
By using a stylus instrument, a series of calibration and check standards, and calibration and uncertainty calculation procedures, we have calibrated Rockwell diamond indenters with a traceability to fundamental measurements. The combined measurement

The International Standard of Length

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
Dennis A. Swyt
This chapter discusses the modern concept of traceability as it applies to CMM measurements of manufactured parts. It shows the means by which those dimensional measurements are functionally related to the international standard of length, the various
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