Calibration services

News and Updates

NIST's Remote Time and Frequency Measurement Service

NIST provides laboratories around the world with convenient, continuous access to top-quality time and frequency...

Exactly how loud is that jackhammer?

August 17, 2018

When a jackhammer starts pounding outside your window at 7 o’clock on a Monday morning, you might find it annoying. For...

NIST Puts the Optical Microscope Under the Microscope to Achieve Atomic Accuracy

May 22, 2018

Over the last two decades, scientists have discovered that the optical microscope can be used to detect, track and...

New NIST Service: Extending Traceable Measurements Inside the Human Body

March 23, 2018

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now providing a new measurement service that can improve...

Publications

NISTIR 7383, Selected Procedures for Volumetric Calibrations (2019 Ed)

May 14, 2019

Author(s):

Georgia L. Harris, Val R. Miller

This publication contains Good Measurement Procedures (GMP), Good Laboratory Procedures (GLP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for use in calibration...

NISTIR 6969, Selected Laboratory and Measurement Practices and Procedures to Support Basic Mass Calibrations (2019 Edition)

May 07, 2019

Author(s):

Georgia L. Harris

This publication contains good laboratory practices, good measurement practices, and standard operating procedures to support the Basic Mass CD-ROM (SP 1001,...

NISTIR 5672, Advanced Mass Calibration and Measurement Assurance Program for State Calibration Laboratories (2019 Ed)

May 07, 2019

Author(s):

Georgia L. Harris, Kenneth L. Fraley

This publication provides guidelines for evaluating data from advanced mass calibrations and for establishing measurement assurance programs in precision mass...

Impedance tuning with photoconductors to 40 GHz

January 22, 2019

Author(s):

Jasper A. Drisko, Ari D. Feldman, Franklyn J. Quinlan, James C. Booth, Nathan D. Orloff, Christian J. Long

Light has been widely used to control a variety of microwave devices, including switches, antennas, and detectors. Here, we present a photoconductive device...

Projects & Programs

Laser Power and Energy Meter Calibration

The NIST Laser Power and Energy Calibration Project develops and maintains the U.S. national standards for the characterization of lasers, along with detectors...

Advanced Metering in Smart Distribution Grids

Electricity meters today face unprecedented challenges, from distorted waveforms on the grid, bidirectional metering for renewables, and the use of meters as...

Electromagnetic Compatibility of Smart Grid Devices and Systems

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) ensures that all electrical and electronic devices function reliably in their intended environments. This compatibility...

Measurement Standards

The use of standards is considered a critical component in the assurance of analytical quality, allowing reliable measures of detection limits, accuracy, and...

Calibration services

News and Updates

NIST's Remote Time and Frequency Measurement Service

Exactly how loud is that jackhammer?

NIST Puts the Optical Microscope Under the Microscope to Achieve Atomic Accuracy

New NIST Service: Extending Traceable Measurements Inside the Human Body

Publications

NISTIR 7383, Selected Procedures for Volumetric Calibrations (2019 Ed)

NISTIR 6969, Selected Laboratory and Measurement Practices and Procedures to Support Basic Mass Calibrations (2019 Edition)

NISTIR 5672, Advanced Mass Calibration and Measurement Assurance Program for State Calibration Laboratories (2019 Ed)

Impedance tuning with photoconductors to 40 GHz

Projects & Programs

Laser Power and Energy Meter Calibration

Advanced Metering in Smart Distribution Grids

Electromagnetic Compatibility of Smart Grid Devices and Systems

Measurement Standards

Tools & Instruments

Center for High Accuracy Retroreflection Measurements (CHARM)

Telescope calibration facility (TCF)

Lunar spectro-radiometer

Si EUV Photodiode Transfer Standard