Calibration services

News and Updates

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...

NIST Sharpens the 'Charpy' Test to Make a More Precise Impact on Industrial Materials

February 26, 2018

A decade before an iceberg shattered the hull plates of the Titanic and half a century before a plague of brittle...

Distant Exoplanets Revealed by Light from Wobbling Stars

October 16, 2017

Ask most folks what they would need to find planets orbiting distant stars, and very few will list a bottle of iodine...

Publications

NIST Measurement Services: Photometric Calibrations

July 10, 2018

Author(s):

Carl C. Miller, Maria E. Nadal, Benjamin K. Tsai, Yuqin Zong

The National Institute of Standards and Technology provides calibration services for submitted artifacts for luminous intensity, illuminance, color temperature...

Measurements of scatter peaks in 137Cs and 60Co sources

June 28, 2018

Author(s):

Leticia S. Pibida

The results of the testing of radiation detection instruments with radionuclide identification capabilities will depended on the sources used for the tests...

Characterization of Five-Hole Probes used for Flow Measurement in Stack Emission Testing

May 17, 2018

Author(s):

Iosif I. Shinder, Aaron N. Johnson, Michael R. Moldover, Bernard J. Filla, Vladimir Khromchenko

We report progress towards the goal of reducing the errors in industrial smokestack flow measurements to 1 % by replacing S-probes with calibrated 3-D probes (...

G-band Reflectivity Results of Conical Blackbody for Radiometer Calibration

January 15, 2018

Author(s):

Derek A. Houtz, Dazhen Gu

Two hollow conical cavities have been developed and built for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for use as radiometric brightness...

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 Puts the Optical Microscope Under the Microscope to Achieve Atomic Accuracy

New NIST Service: Extending Traceable Measurements Inside the Human Body

NIST Sharpens the 'Charpy' Test to Make a More Precise Impact on Industrial Materials

Distant Exoplanets Revealed by Light from Wobbling Stars

Publications

NIST Measurement Services: Photometric Calibrations

Measurements of scatter peaks in 137Cs and 60Co sources

Characterization of Five-Hole Probes used for Flow Measurement in Stack Emission Testing

G-band Reflectivity Results of Conical Blackbody for Radiometer Calibration

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

Telescope calibration facility (TCF)

Lunar spectro-radiometer

Si EUV Photodiode Transfer Standard

SIRCUS facility and uncertainties